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 Where does XP store the HDD size? - Screwloose
rtj70

That's the unknowable question...

Avira; Malwarebytes; MS Essentials; Trend's Home call; Sophos; Exterminate it; Spybot - and every other AV I could get to run - can't now find anything. [Avira got it and killed it on its first run.]

The annoying thing is that I knew the data CD was infected; I'd had it for years and it always sent AVG etc. scatty. [MS Essentials can't even see it on the CD...] I always switched off the router, installed the program with AVs off, then ran a multiple virus scan to wipe out the trojan. Never had any further problems in about 5 installs of that CD. [It's even installed on the Toughbook; no issues seen.]

This time was the same; until one RAM chip failed weeks later - and XP automatically repaired corrupted files from a restore point containing the bottled-up virus....... With the router connected..!

Needless to say; it phoned home with details of what was installed and all sorts of current nasties arrived.
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 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 18:08
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Zero 5 Apr 10 18:31
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 19:28
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new merlin 5 Apr 10 19:56
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new John H 5 Apr 10 20:10
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new smokie 5 Apr 10 18:48
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Iffy 5 Apr 10 19:05
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 19:52
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new rtj70 5 Apr 10 19:07
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 20:08
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 19:36
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new smokie 5 Apr 10 19:49
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 20:13
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Zero 5 Apr 10 19:53
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Screwloose 5 Apr 10 20:14
 Where does XP store the HDD size? new Aaron C. Rescue 11 Apr 10 21:39
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