My computer has been infected with the Artemis!B048C7DA8B90 virus.
Specifically, it attacks my WRSA.exe and WRupdate files. A while back, I noticed Windows Update stopped working and System Restore had literally disappeared from my system (running Windows XP Service Pack 3), I can't get into Windows Firewall from Control Panel (not that I'm using it), and automatically setting Windows Update in security center doesn't work (nor can I get manual updates).
So I've been updating and running McAfee Stinger, Malwarebytes, Trojan Killer, Emisoft, AVG (which I've since deleted), and Hitman Pro (Trial version). Only yesterday did I finally get a hit with McAfee Stinger which found and deleted the Artemis virus.
With my WRSA.exe file gone, I had to uninstall then reinstall Webroot. I then did a Full Scan. It found no threats. I ran Stinger again and it found and deleted the same files mentioned above. Reinstalled WR again. Changed Stinger settings to Very High and then Repair (not delete). Artemis was back, of course, but instead of repairing the files, Stinger deleted them again. Reinstalled WR again... ugh!
You get the picture. If anyone has any ideas about how to remove this file I would greatly appreciate your input. I'm betting there's a few entries in the registry that need to go. Also did a search and found nothing yet on this version of Artemis.
Thanks in Advance! 🙂
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