GUI - Graphical User Interface (e.g. Windows is a GUI).

Windows XP does not support full DOS applications, it only has a limited DOS emulator. 

Try these two sites for manual removal of imiserver:

http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/i/imiserver_ieplugin.asp#Detection%20and%20Removal

http://www.securemost.com/articles/rm_imiserver_ieplugin.htm

dintrowitz,

I don't know why McAffee is suggesting you use the MS-DOS emulator, command.com, to remove that virus.

To repair the corrupted version of autoexec.nt, download and run XP_Fix.exe from http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/ (First reported by "ddeerrff").

Jim

Thanks Chuket, but I'm a retired Vet wiyh no extra money. Do you know of any free ways to get rid of it?:smileysad:

Thanks jimw , for the help and links. I'll try to follow them and fix stuff.:smileyhappy:

Have you tried in Run type cmd, click OK; then type that line that you give in your first post in the command window that opens?

I can't find the string  c:\progra~1\common~1\networ~1\viruss~1\4.0.xx\scan.exe c: /program /sub   I can find c:\program files\common\       that's all.

The folder names ending in ~ in that line are the DOS abbreviated forms of the full file names. progra~1 stands for program files,

\common~1 stands for \common files. Not sure what networ~1 stands for, possibly Network Associates. \Viruss~1 probably stands for \virusscan. \4.xx will be a subfolder, with the xx possibly replaced  by some numbers (indicating the version). I don't have McAfee so can't be more precise.

If you do have virusscan 4, use Windows Explorer to see what subfolders are in c:\program files\common files\. If you find the folder that contains scan.exe, then in the command window type the full path to it instead of the first part of that line you were given.

PS I tried googling for IMIserver.downloader but could not find anything. Unfortunately with this font I can't tell whether the I in IMI are capital I (9th letter of the alphabet) or lower case l (12th letter).

Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 12-04-2004 07:40 PM

I can't find the string c:\progra~1\common~1\networ~1\viruss~1\4.0.xx\scan.exe c: /program /sub I can find c:\program files\common\ that's all.

That may mean that you don't have McAfee VirusScan 4.x installed. Those instructions seem to apply to a very old version of McAfee. What version of McAfee do you have?

You might try one of the free online virus scanners like TrendMicro's "Housecall" or Panda's ActiveScan, and see if they'll weed out the IMIServer program.

Jim

McAfee Professional Ver.8

I typed in 'imiserver.download' in google. It brought up McAfee top of the list. Went to it and to removal instructions, it came up with this after the dos stuff:

Users running VirusScan 7 or later can also enable application or joke detection via the configuration option "Find potentially unwanted programs" (Advanced section - see example below), within the VirusScan GUI as shown below:

Corporate Users: I have no GUI? or dialog box that looks like it. Is there any anti-virus program that will help a person without charging. Thanks Duke

dintrowitz

If you go to housecall and check 'auto clean' and run the scan, maybe it will remove it. In my earlier post for manual removal, you have to remove the selected items yourself using regedit and other deletes. Using Regedit is not reccommended if you're not familiar with it. Housecall here:

http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Tried housecall, it was 75% downloaded then just quit. I'm downloading their trial version of pccillin. that's going to take bout 3 1/2 hours.