Trojans through Messenger?

I've recently been having some strange problems with my computer.

I've been unable to log-off or restart by using the start menu. I have XP
divided into 4 users, and all accounts are experiencing this problem.

Frequently, Norton will give me a message the MSMSGS is communicating in
some fashion or another. I've uninstalled MSMSGS and blocked it in the
firewall, but it still keeps happening.

Does anyone have any idea what i should do?

thanks!

In news:A295BF66-7620-4280-A29A-E93A80867365@microsoft.com,
ltkettch17 <ltkettch17@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

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> I've recently been having some strange problems with my computer.
>
> I've been unable to log-off or restart by using the start menu. I
> have XP divided into 4 users, and all accounts are experiencing this
> problem.
>
> Frequently, Norton will give me a message the MSMSGS is communicating
> in some fashion or another. I've uninstalled MSMSGS and blocked it
> in the firewall, but it still keeps happening.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what i should do?
>
> thanks!

What is the location of this "msmsgs.exe" on your hard drive. If it's not in
C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Program Files\Messenger\ then it's likely a virus.

Malware Cleaning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

See also here: http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/pr...smsgs.exe.html

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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
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