Why cant I remove this virus????

[Madhatter4]

I just ran AVG antivirus and it found a virus it cannot remove/clean. The virus is called dropper.microjoin. AVG says it cannot remove it because it is embedded in an archive file or something. Does anyone know how I can deal with this short of formating my harddrive???

 

[Ananan]

You could try something like this and just uninstall it or let it expire after 30 days:

http://virusinfo.prevx.com/viruscenter.asp?GRP=4919800026

 

[seo]

It is a malware of high risk. You can remove it by scanning with SpySweeper or NOD32 or CounterSPY.

 

[Madhatter4]

Thanks for the advice but the solution turned out to be easier than I first expected. The virus had been placed in my Recycle Bin and after emptying it.....the virus was GONE........

 

[dunklegend]

Doh!

 

[Madhatter4]

The thing I didnt realize about AVG is that when it finds a virus it sends it to the recycle bin. I was under the impression that AVG automatically wiped the virus once it was discovered.....