Hey guys, One of my computers (Vista) seemed to working fine until I accepted a voice call on Skype. The call itself was pre-recorded spam for some website, but immediately afterward my computer slowed down and displayed a skull and crossbones icon on the system bar, so I suppose it's infected with some virus. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had heard anything about a vulnerability in Skype, I couldn't find anything on some of my favorite security/computer forums or google. I am quite curious though. Back to purging my computer. Sigh.

"qoakley" wrote in message news:9af65fd6-0dd4-45ba-8040-55110a304ca6... Hey guys, One of my computers (Vista) seemed to working fine until I accepted a voice call on Skype. The call itself was pre-recorded spam for some website, but immediately afterward my computer slowed down and displayed a skull and crossbones icon on the system bar, so I suppose it's infected with some virus. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had heard anything about a vulnerability in Skype, I couldn't find anything on some of my favorite security/computer forums or google. I am quite curious though. Back to purging my computer. Sigh. Boot to Safe Mode with Networking, Download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (www.malwarebytes.org ) update it if you can - then run a Full System scan in your usual user profile, and a quick scan in every other profile. delete anything it finds. see if that helps -- Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

Hi, Please understand here is Windows 7 forum. Regarding the a vulnerability in Skype, it is recommended to find the answer in Skype forum http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showforum=58 Regarding the computer being infected by virus, if the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware cannot fix the issue, please post a new thread in Windows Vista Forum. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/windowsvistaitpro Best Regards, NikiPlease remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.