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Offline Replicant

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HELP! Anyone heard of this problem/Virus???
« on: May 04, 2002, 04:58:32 AM »
Hi all

I have just started having a weird problem with Outlook Express that sounds like a virus to me.  Everytime I reboot and enter Outlook Express I get a new 'Welcome to Outlook Express' email and all other items in my Inbox are missing BUT all the folders and sub-folders of the main Inbox are still complete.

I'm running Windows XP with Norton Anti-Virus 2002 which is fully up to date.  I've since done a complete system scan and not found anything.  I haven't installed any new program recently although I've had some unknown emails sent to me but I deleted them straight away (email virus scan was also on).

Any suggestions or thoughts??  :confused:
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Offline steely07

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HELP! Anyone heard of this problem/Virus???
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2002, 05:16:21 AM »
Very strange,backup and reinstall is my advice..."if you can't track it you can't whack it" virii etc are getting really sneaky  :)
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Re: HELP! Anyone heard of this problem/Virus???
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2002, 07:40:41 AM »
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Originally posted by Replicant
Any suggestions or thoughts??  :confused:
Yeah - ditch Outlook Express altogether!  :)  Get an alternative email program like TheBat which is what I use - http://www.ritlabs.com/the_bat/   :D
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