Worm : PeX by bart

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stilllearning6

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Win 98 first edition , 2003 Norton antivirus -- it appears that PeX by bart has infected PC and disabled ability to get to internet .

An error message refers to : wininet.dll file not found , or not accessible . I do not have the exact wording . I believe that this file is necessary to get to internet .

If I understand the information in the forum sticky , I need to get to the internet and run Hijack this to scan the desktop . Then , I should post results here. Is that correct ?

I read that other Pex worms propagate by e-mail messages with infected attachments . Once opened , they send malicious letters to e-mail addresses .

Now , I'm concerned --is it a mistake to get to internet to run a hijack this scan ? Guidance ?
 
Download hijack this on another computer and burn it on a CD then load it on your computer! Have you tried to boot in safe mode with networking? Do you use dial up?
 
stilllearning6,

Do you have an Antivirus program on your system? Is it up to date? If not, you'll need to do the online scanners in the sticky (step #3). After the scans, then go ahead and post a HijackThis log here in this thread, and also tell me what the online scans found.
 
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