andrew, http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
go there. *.pdf.pif is most likely a virus. I hope this helps, good luck -Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: (313) question/help re: questionable program/possible virus (ot) > (apologies for crossposting) > > Dear listmembers: > > I always scan attachments for viruses before I open > them and yet have just encountered a problem I can't > seem to solve. > > A friend emailed me a document entitled > 1stpressrelease.pdf.pif > > When i downloaded it to my desktop, it showed up not as > a document, but as a shortcut with the MSDOS icon. > When I tried to open it up in the newest version of > Adobe Acrobat, it wouldn't work, so I threw it in the > recylce bin and then emptied the bin (and emailed my > friend who sent me the attachment). I thought all was > well, but I've just found that there is now a program > in my startup called befy.exe; i have scanned this file > about ten times and my updated norton antivirus doesn't > say it is a virus, but there doesn't seem to be any way > I can delete this file; a properties query tells me > that it is an application. I'm quite anxious because I > have gigs here in Halifax tomorrow and Friday nights > and then I leave for a mini-tour on Tuesday, so I > definitely want to get this application off my computer > and make sure everything is A-OK. Any help would be > super appreciated. Thank you. Andrew Duke > > out now: Environmental Politics http://and-oar.org > Take Nothing For Granted http://acidfake.tk > Sprung http://bip-hop.com > http://warprecords.com/mart/music/release.php? > cat=BLEEP12&fc_type=CD > *Canadian electronica album of the year nominee* > More Destructive Than Organized http://staalplaat.com > Highest Common Denominator http://pieheadrecords.com > Physical and Mental Health http://dialrecords.com > 74'02 (split with Hypo) http://tsunami-addiction.com > Waveforms: Halifax Electronic Music Compilation > http://techno.ca/cognition