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Found Trojan.ByteVerify on my computer

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Hi All,

Symantec recently discovered Trojan.ByteVerify on my computer. I run system checks weekly and am always cautious about the e-mails I open, the web sites I go to and what I click on, so I was pretty surprised to find I had a Trojan. It was quarantined and removed, but I'm worried about what it may have done and how I got it. Does anyone know anything about this Trojan? Where it comes from, what it does to your system, etc? Thanks!

Here is some info on the virus...

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.byteverify.html

Also make sure your system is up to date on patches. That virus can be caused by an unpatched system. Here some info on patching up your system to prevent that virus...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-011.mspx