AIM Virus? (not the popular one)?

Question

Sometimes, when I close a box, all of these random boxes keep popping up. They pop up so quickly that I have to restart the computer manually. Anyone know what this is?

Answer 1

That is a Trojan. Spybot(Google it. It's free) may wipe it out. Run it without AIM running.

Answer 2

Unless you can describe what's in the boxes, I can't classify this as a virus, but rather a corrupted file within aim.exe.

My advice would be to completely remove AIM, and reinstall it. See if that fixes your problem. If not, follow the directions below to get rid of any viruses you may have on your system:

I'll provide a few links for you at the end of this answer. Check these out by downloading them and scanning your system with them.

If all else fails and the virus cannot be deleted, use the last two links at the end of the answer. I will describe them down there...

Good luck!

-------TRY THESE!------------

http://lavasoft.com -- For AdAware, to find adware & spyware

http://kaspersky.com -- Download the trial of Kaspersky anti virus. Great and up to date definitions.

---------If all else fails--------

1) Download HijackThis -- http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/...

2) Scan & Copy the log that HJT gives you

3) Paste the log into a new topic on BleepingComputer.com -- http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/f...

4) Wait a few hours for someone to go over your log and provide you with steps to delete the virus.

Having a human go over the results works better, and is worth the wait.