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Error message caused by Sircam32 virus when you start a program

Article ID: 306913

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q306913

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to start a program, you may receive one of the following error messages, where file name is the name of an .exe program file, and where Program is the name of the program that is being started:

Error message 1

Cannot find the file file name.
Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

Error message 2

Cannot launch application.

Error message 3

Program is not a valid Win32 application.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

311446 You cannot start programs (.exe files) when your computer is infected with the SirCam virus

CAUSE

This issue can occur if your computer is infected with the Sircam32 virus.

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 Sircam32 virus is normally spread through e-mail attachments. The title of the e-mail message that contains this virus may vary, but the text of the message may be similar to any of the following examples:

Hi! How are you?

I send you this file in order to have your advice.

I hope you can help me with this file that I send.
I hope you like the file that I send you.
This is the file with the information that you ask for.

See you later.

Thanks

The same text may also be written in Spanish.

For more information about the SirCam virus, view the following Symantec Web sites:

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam.worm@mm.html

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam.worm@mm.removal.tool.html

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