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  1. July 20th, 2004, 07:54 AM #1
    jmac37
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    Angry winxp.exe

    Norton antivirus shows this file is infected with the beagle virus. Is it a system file? Can it be deleted? What do I do to clean it? Norton won't do it.
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  2. July 20th, 2004, 08:05 AM #2
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    I'd say virus. I have a new laptop with a clean install of XP Pro and can find no file called xp.exe.

    A quick search revealed this site which says it's a virus.

    Get rid of it. Check the sticky in the security forum here or follow the instructions on the site just linked.

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  3. July 20th, 2004, 08:59 AM #3
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    Here's another virus possibility using the same WinXP.exe: http://[email protected]
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  4. July 20th, 2004, 10:20 AM #4
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    and Welcome to Windrivers jmac
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  5. July 27th, 2004, 12:40 AM #5
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    It is beagle,
    the removal tool is on the symantec site
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