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Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:02 am
by richie rich
Don't know if anyone can help, Downloader.Trojan viruses are on my computer (2 of them) but cannot get rid of them. I have Norton antivirus but can't quaratine or delete them, have been to symantec site, but still can't delete them, have also done a search and have been to a number of site etc but still no joy- HELP anyone?

Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:38 am
by desade1
These are a fucking nightmare - very difficult to get rid of.

Try Winpatrol - but you need to buy the full version and then use it to track down and de-activate the offending programs from your start-up.

Hope that helps.


Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:10 pm
by richie rich
Thanks Desade for your reply, will give it a go

Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:21 pm
by european
richie rich, what are the names of the trojans, I might be able to help?

Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:57 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
This article might help



cheers
B....OZ

Re: link above wrong-correct link

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:00 pm
by Deuce Bigolo


cheers
B....OZ

Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:32 pm
by richie rich
Hi European, well they are both the same, under item they are called :
loader.exe and the virus name is Downloader.Trojan

Any help will be most appreciated

Thanks

Re: link above wrong-correct link

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:33 pm
by richie rich
Hi Deuce, thanks for the reply, yes I have carried out the action in the link, but still no luck

Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:37 pm
by Lizard
Richie, have u tried doing a search on your puter for both these files/folders? if you do and they show up, whilst you have them in the search box, press.... cont/alt/del to bring up the task manager, and end the running process of them, then delete them, also if using xp, turn off system restore before u do it, then re start, sorry if you have already tried this, but it should work!


Re: Totally off-top Tojan horse prob

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 5:24 pm
by Guilbert
Searching under "removing Downloader.trojan" in Google found a
number of sites giving help.

Site below seems to have a lot of detail (long address so may wrap)



Guilbert