Computer virus VZ. EXE on my computer yesterday but seems to have disappeared today. Is this possible?

Yesterday, my computer became infected with a virus that I could identify as VZ. EXE. I was able to get online for a few minutes and found a description on a site Web that corresponded to what exactly was going on: when started it will imitate a system scan and once finished, he says that your computer is infected by Trojan, malware or adware and you can buy the full version of their program to remove the infections. It also makes it very difficult to get or stay on the line. The virus scan I have not picked up any problems. This morning when I turned on my computer, none of the problems I encountered yesterday were there. I was about to call McAfee and ask questions about the elimination of the virus but has resisted. I did a search on my computer and the only thing I found was

  • VZ. EXE - 2AD5E561.pf
  • found in the c:\windows\prefetch folder
  • size 27KO
  • Last updated 22/11/10 21:35
  • Created 11/22/10 12:46
  • Status-line
  • Of the attributes

What does that mean? The virus is gone or still there? Should I delete this file in the folder Prefetch? Thanks for any help or advice you can provide.

If you use McAfee, then the upgrade and full-body scan in safe mode (restart your PC and press F8 key several times and chose safe mode) and scan.

If it has not been detected you may contact McAfee support:

http://service.McAfee.com/default.aspx

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