Multimedia Files on Your Hard Disk May Move to Another Folder and May Be Renamed (283109)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q283109

SYMPTOMS

You may discover that multimedia files on your hard disk are missing from their original location and the files may be renamed with "change atleast now to LINUX" in the file name extension. You may also discover that e-mail messages that you send contain an attachment named Creative.exe when the messages are received; however, you did not send the Creative.exe attachment with the message.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if your computer is infected with the W32/ProLin@MM virus, also known as TROJ_SHOCKWAVE.A, CREATIVE, TROJ_PROLIN.A, Creative.exe, I-Worm.Creative, Prolin-Shockwave, TROJ_SHOCKWAVE, and W32.Prolin.

RESOLUTION

If you suspect that your computer is infected with a virus, you should obtain current antivirus software from a vendor who is commercially involved in virus detection and removal to resolve this issue. For a list of suppliers (vendors) of antivirus software, view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

49500 List of Antivirus Software Vendors

Note that Microsoft does not offer software for computer-virus detection or removal.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/8/2005
Keywords:kbenv kbnofix kbprb kbvirus KB283109
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