Usually most ppl would go to some tech forum but I thought that I could get advice from the sdmb community…
Somehow my Jpeg files have their extensions converted to .jpg.vbs instead of just .jpg b/c of something i dled
what is the most reliable way to remove the virus and perhaps convert back all files back to their original extensions?
You can just rename the affected files, deleting the extra extension. The most likely cause is an e-mail virus you opened that looked like a jpg but actually had the extension (filename).jpg.vbs
You should go through your recent mail for any attachments and check each one carefully. If you find one with a .vbs attachment, do an internet search for the file’s name. Odds are somebody has written up the proper procedure.
The virus should should also affect mp3 files, and in that case, just remove all the *.vbs files and the original mp3 files should just be hidden.
Just taking off the .vbs extension won’t fix the problem. Each of those files has (IIRC) vbs code containing the worm itself, which should be removed.