How to get rid of the gaobot.gen virus

[Guest]

I want to get rid of the gaobot.gen virus that my computer got last week. Symantec is my antivirus protection service and
it gives recommendations that I can handle except changing the registry on my computer. Symantec suggests it would be better to use Microsoft instructions on how to get rid of this bug and change the registry because I have Microsoft XP but I can't find this bug listed on the Microsoft security bulletin. Should I go ahead and use the Symantec description of how to change the registry or should I get professional help?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I want to get rid of the gaobot.gen virus that my computer got last
week. Symantec is my antivirus protection service and
it gives recommendations that I can handle except changing the
registry on my computer. Symantec suggests it would be better to use
Microsoft instructions on how to get rid of this bug and change the
registry because I have Microsoft XP but I can't find this bug listed
on the Microsoft security bulletin. Should I go ahead and use the
Symantec description of how to change the registry or should I get
professional help?

Symantecs instructions should be fine..
These right?

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.gaobot.gen.html

If you follow them CAREFULLY - you should be okay. They WARN you because it
is possible to screw up your whole machine with a bad registry edit. heh