Scanned my system and found a trojan......

[hzl eyed grl]

Hey all.....I just scanned my system and found a trojan. It's the TROJ_AVID.A. I did a search and didn't find anything on it. It might be an old one. I got it from Morpheus probably a little while back when I downloaded something and didn't think to scan my system. DUH! So, know how to get rid of it?

I'm going to try to get some sleep I haven't gone to bed yet. Plus....someone was just beating on our front door (about a quarter to 6 in the morning) and they're paving the driveway. WTF? Why didn't they tell us this earlier? So...... There's so much noise I don't know if I'll go to sleep or not....lol You may see me back here in a while.

Thanks in advance and I wasn't sure which forum in which to stick this....so I stuck it here.

 

[Geekbabe]

Heather,

I dug up some info on Trendmicro's site, this thing looks to steal aim screen names and passwords you can do a free scan here though


here's the info



Trendmicro


I'll look around more after my coffee

 

[snooker]

Heya

That is an aol Instant messenger password stealing trojan.

Read here



You can go hereand do an online virus scan. Then it will either clean it or delete it. If it says it is 'uncleanable' then you should delete the file in question.


You may also want to uninstall and then reinstall all aol related software as well as change all your passwords...

 

[SagaLore]

Use this one instead - better than trend

 

[Moonbeam]

Fortunately the latex in a Trojan is electrically neutral, so it won't short out your system or anything, but you'd better tell your boyfriend how to flush a toilet.

 

[Phoenix15]

<< I found a Trojan in my system >>



Sorry about that. I was in a hurry


BTW, have you seen my blue sock?

 

[wyvrn]

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[Brutuskend]

I found one on my computer yesterday as well.....JScript.....

Bastages............

 

[hzl eyed grl]

For most of you.....you all are just pervs. :Q

And, I just got online again. The virus is still there because it says it's uncleanable. So do I do what snooker said and just delete the file in question? Will that take care of it? Then, what all do I need to do for AIM?

Thanks for all your help. I've never had to do this before. I'll be back in a bit to check this again.

 

[Adul]

download thecleaner from moosoft to remove the trojan. this is for trjan virus only and it works great.

 

[dakata24]

try swat-it... free trojan scanner... be sure to do an update after installing though.. new ref update recently...

edit: it doesnt scan contents in compressed files and no background scanning.. but it's free..

here's also a good link to alot of anti-virus/trojan/etc resources.. Link

 

[hzl eyed grl]

Thank everyone for your help. I have another question...... I have deleted the infected file. Now, do I have to uninstall and reinstall AIM or just change my passwords?

 

[XMan]

<< Scanned my system and found a trojan..... >>



I didn't do it . . .

 

[SagaL0re]

better to find a trojan, than a virus me thinks!

 

[hzl eyed grl]

<< I didn't do it . . . >>


You sure 'bout that? Oh wait...you weren't near my computer...... I guess not. Heehee



<< better to find a trojan, than a virus me thinks! >>


Yeah, and I think it's gone now. YAY! Heehee

 

[dakata24]

<< better to find a trojan, than a virus me thinks! >>



really? id rather get a virus than a trojan like back orifice, etc... basically can screw with my computer from the comforts of their own home..