my pc is under attack by a virus that i never encountered before

[grr]

@ grr: do you use that plug in?
there are a lof of those toolbar/plug ins apparently meant to watch videos wich are actually malware

No Leo, i just googled it.

[leofelix]

ok..
thank you grr

[JayCub]

spigot inc as mentioned by one guy to have crashed his system.. whether or not it's reputable remains to seen as i couldn't find too much information about it ... but i think it may be worth a mention Leo if you know what it is ..

[sujay]

i have a question again if for example the icon names in the deskstops are highlighted does it mean of a virus??

This means somehow drop shadows for the icon levels on the desktop has been disabled. I hope you are using XP. Follow this to remove drop shadow.

Method 1:
1. Go to Run (Press Win + R), type sysdm.cpl
2. Go to Advanced Tab>Performance>Settings>Visual Effects Tab
3. Under Custom options check if "Use drop shadows for icon levels on the desktop" is clicked.

Method 2
1. Go to Run (Press Win + R), type desk.cpl
2. Go to Desktop tab.
2. Click on Customized Desktop.
3. Go to Web tab.
4. Check if there is any items under Web pages. If any uncheck them. Also uncheck the box "Lock desktop icons".

Hopefully this will remove the problem. This is not malware related problem.

[miyu_07]

wow i never knew that i was already attacked by something..

thanks for all your analysis MR. leofelix
you really gave me a big help for your analysis

[JayCub]

Indeed miyu Leo was a great help and a very knowledgeble man...also thanks to Neo Ande Grr and Safeguy..
you need to run anti-virus and anti-maleware programs on a scheduled basis and the more information you post the quicker the solution..