virus infection file isolation - does this affect apps?

[Splatterpunk]

Yesterday I got both sobig and the worm, but both were caught right away by my norton software... the infected files in -- windows nt -- were 'quarantined' and i'm wondering what that means for the application. Everything seems ok. I'm thinking if symantec could have deleted the infected files safely it would have... I didn't even get the option for deleting; only to try repairing the files, which failed.

What now? It's just gonna sit here in my computer? I'm just infected forever?

[Goatweed]

the files are quarantined - you should be able to just delete them from within Norton's. They weren't executed (at least I don't think they were) so the apps should run fine.

Once you delete them, take some time out to give your system a virus scan - be sure to do the live update first though.

[Splatterpunk]

Thanks Goat... I did scan tho, as soon as I saw the alert & that's how the files got quarantined.

What happened was I got a 'popup alert' & opened it. I'm sure that was my mistake... I thought it was legit from my ISP

[Goatweed]

s'ok, you should be able to delete it and be alright.

[Splatterpunk]

K I done it. Thanks, love.

[Jack]

If you'd use protection you wouldn't get those nasty viruses.

[Goatweed]

wtf?

[Goatweed]

dammit!

[Jack]

Stop talking to yourself. You look stupid.

[Goatweed]

sorry - I was confused.

[Splatterpunk]

zzz

[Goatweed]

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!

[Splatterpunk]

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