Help .... boot record virus?

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Sandy (Idaho Ghost)

Hello
Running Windows ME

I am occasionally getting a message:

VIRUS LIKE ACTIVITY:
C:\windows\explore.exe is attempting
write to boot record of Drive C:

and then I have the option to accept, stop or continue.

Does anyone have any idea what is causing this?
Idaho Ghost
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Hello
Running Windows ME

I am occasionally getting a message:

VIRUS LIKE ACTIVITY:
C:\windows\explore.exe is attempting
write to boot record of Drive C:

and then I have the option to accept, stop or continue.

Does anyone have any idea what is causing this?
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Have you checked your BIOS settings? Some BIOS have a built-in check
for boot infectors. You can just disable it if you have antivirus
software set to check for boot infectors.


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Hello
Running Windows ME

I am occasionally getting a message:

VIRUS LIKE ACTIVITY:
C:\windows\explore.exe is attempting
write to boot record of Drive C:

and then I have the option to accept, stop or continue.

Does anyone have any idea what is causing this?
Idaho Ghost
(e-mail address removed)
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Its possible you have this trojan
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.graybird.g.
html
or this worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.explore.zip.html

May be worth doing an online scan if you dont have an AV.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
me
 
Have you checked your BIOS settings? Some BIOS have a built-in check
for boot infectors. You can just disable it if you have antivirus
software set to check for boot infectors.
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1. I don't think it is normal for explorer.exe to access the bootsector.
2. By the time explorer.exe is in a position to do anything, 'the bios' is no
longer active.
 
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