Win32parite virus sorry about the type in previous

[bluedolphin]

it should read win32virus on my hdd

[j2buttonsw]

Bluey, there are many different w32 viruses (see this page for removal tools: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html ). If you can identify yours from this list just follow the removing instructions. Good luck!

[bluedolphin]

j2buttonsw.......I went to the page cant seem to identify it. I'm not that much of a techie. Is there any way to get rid of it other than formating the hdd. And will cdrw discs that i have now be infected as well as the new usb hdd?

[j2buttonsw]

I assume you found out it was a win32 virus through running the AVG antivirus software, hasn't that fixed it? As this website ( http://www.antivirusscans.com/win32_virus.htm ) says, there are many win32 virus types many of which are cured by modern antivirus software. The worst case scenario is a rebuild. Because the virus infects system files usually data files and therefore CDRs and your data USB HDD are safe. Scanning using a good antivirus software (such as AVG or Norton) is a good way of determining whether you have a virus and what virus you have is.

[bluedolphin]

I tried avg but kept getting an error so I got Bitdefender (30 day trial v7) It has found 1 virus with 7 locations. It has tried to disinfect these ..failed and has now moved the files to" quarantine". Am I free of the virus ...can I start reinstalling?