I have tried norton, various other spywar removers and I still can't seem to get rid of this

\\\\\\\\\its located in c:\WINDOWS\TEMP files that's where all the virus messages are coming from, I looked into a few of the simialr threads here but not sure if it's the same kind of problem

How do I get rid of this pest permantly?

Win xp
2.6g processor
512RAM


Any help or suggestions please :)

Well for starters completely empty your temp folder.

Also make sure your system is fully patched.
Have a look here: Trojan.ByteVerify - Symantec.com (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-090514-4048-99)

While you at it do some serious system maintenance on your system.

Here's my usual C&P for cases like this:


When was the last time you did some serious maintenance on your system ?

System maintenance includes:
Defrag
FULL patching
Virus scanning
Spyware scanning
removal of rubish files

Defrag is an inbuilt function in XP.
Open My Computer > Right click C: > Tools Tab and its there.

To make sure everything is running fine run both anti virus and anti spyware apps in normal AND safe modes. (make sure that they are updated first ! ;)) (AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1) is good and free AV)
(A couple of good removal tools are Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and Adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/))

ALso an on line virus and spyware scanner is Trend Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)

Just a note: actively running two AV's on one machine can cause problems.
So if you are thinking about it make sure your current one is disabled first.
Same thing applies to online scanners as well.

Removal of junk files is easy with CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com) a free app that does exactly what

If all this fails then a repair install may be in order:

Here's (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx) the official Micro$oft way of doing it,
and Here's (http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138) one with screen shots.

Basically this installs windows over the top of your current setup.
So you don't loose any information you already have.

This lot should resolve your issue.

How do I empty my temp folder?

Tried the symatec idea, twice nothing still here :) need to find windows disc see if that helps