XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc, alt.windows95   
      
   Homer Welch wrote:   
   >   
   > me@tadyatam.invalid wrote:   
   > > Witchsmeller Jason wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>Hi,   
   > >>   
   > >>A friend has asked me to look at his flakey Win 95 box, which I strongly   
   > >>suspect is riddle with spyware & possibly viruses (viri). I installed a   
   > >>copy of Lavasoft's Ad-aware on his machine but when I ran it Windows   
   > >>complained about WS2_32.DLL being missing. I downloaded a zipped version of   
   > >>this from the net but when I extracted it (with winzip) I could only find a   
   > >>html doc in the chosen directory, no DLL? Frustrated I gave up & downloaded   
   > >>the file on my XP box, extracted it and eventually copied it to his system   
   > >>folder. After running Ad-aware again his box then complained about missing   
   > >>WS2_HELP.DLL (or something very similar, I can't find the piece of paper I   
   > >>wrote it down on). I think a virus &/or spyware has altered his machine   
   > >>which is causing many problems.   
   > >>   
   > >>Does anyone know a way to fix this PC, as I can't seem to extract zipped   
   > >>DLLs on his box I can't keep driving to his house to find out which DLL it   
   > >>needs next only to have to go home, download it on my PC & return - there   
   > >>could be 20+ files missing!   
   > >>   
   > >>I don't mind if someone has come accorss this problem before & supplies a   
   > >>list of possible DLLs that are missing, I can download them all and take   
   > >>them round on a disc. Alternatively maybe there is an app that I can   
   > >>download that can scan which files are missing? He does have the original   
   > >>Win 95 disc if that helps, any advice greatly appreciated. I've also tried   
   > >>Spybot & I get the same results.   
   > >>   
   > >>Thanks, Jason.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > If that PC is riddled w/ viruses (not virii), results of any   
   >                             ^^^^^^^   
   >   
   > Its plain to see that you wasted your time in high school   
   > chasing girls instead of taking Latin.  Virus is Latin, and   
   > of the second declension.  The plural is formed by dropping   
   > the 'us' and adding 'i'.  And you don't know how happy you   
   > made me feel by using this arcane knowledge for the first   
   > time in (I won't bore you) so many years.  Incidently, the   
   > OP posted 'viri.'   
   >   
   > [rest snipped]   
      
   Sorry about the "viri" vs. "virii." OTOH, might I suggest asking   
   at a nearby Dept. of xyz (Latin, classics, whatever). The answer   
   may surprise you.   
      
   BTW, what makes you think that it was the girls? ;)   
      
   J   
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