Article ID: 303350
Article Last Modified on 7/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q303350
SYMPTOMS
When you use any of the versions of Microsoft Windows listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive an error message similar to one or both of the following:
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When you quit Windows, you may be prompted to first quit an MS-DOS prompt, even though no programs are running.
CAUSE
These behaviors can occur if your computer is infected with a Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBS)-based virus or the Trojan Horse program created with the GodMessage Creator IV Creator v0.2.
RESOLUTION
Microsoft does not provide software that can detect or remove computer viruses. If you suspect or confirm that your computer is infected with a virus, obtain current antivirus software. For a list of antivirus software manufacturers, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
49500 List of Antivirus Software Vendors
MORE INFORMATION
The GodMessage Creator IV Creator v0.2 program is commonly known as a hackers toolkit. This program allows people with little VBS programming skill to enclose a virus or Trojan Horse program in a ready-made .vbs script.
For additional security information about this issue, browse to the following Microsoft Web site:
For additional information about security updates for Microsoft Outlook, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
262631 Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update
235309 Outlook E-mail Attachment Security Update
262617 OL98: Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update
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