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« on: October 05, 2010, 14:20:58 » |
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Trojan Horse?
I ran the anti spy softaware, and it gives option of removing two corrupt files but then when I try it says, file too large to delete.
Cannot get online at all.
Am relutant to mess too ,much and should prob leave it for Doug when he gets back, but does anyone have any suggestions?
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2010, 14:22:17 » |
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What are the names of the files?, that would help everyone check on the best solution for you.  |
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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2010, 14:30:31 » |
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It says Trojan Horse s Heur Also talks of Blubster??!! Sorry, very in the dark about such things. Also mentions recycler then a long name full of digits and letters  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2010, 14:32:11 » |
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Strange, because using the kids PC as I am now, it will not let me log into servers for FB or Hotmail Acct.
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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2010, 14:46:22 » |
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Be careful incase the virus is logging your details, I have heard of that virus but not sure what it is, will google it and find out.
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2010, 14:51:28 » |
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It appears to log password details and forward them on, use a different computer to change any passwords you may have used since having the virus.
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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2010, 14:53:25 » |
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Okay Clevercat is not online, could anyone that knows her let her know that if she has tried to use her banking details that she may have been compromised.
Thanks.
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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2010, 15:00:30 » |
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Blubster is adware, likely to have been loaded by the virus. Hard to say what else it may have done.
I would recommend Malwarebytes anti-malware but any good anti virus should have removed it. Seems that whatever you are using hasn't either stopped this virus getting on your PC or removed it so has let you down quite badly.
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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2010, 15:10:47 » |
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Am here thank you for the info, just seeing to a visitor regarding the dog.
THink I will leave it as it is for now and let Doug deal with then, as I may make things worse.
Appreciate the advise though.
Luckily I am not au fait with online banking, so should be safe regarding that.
School run next, will be back later, thanks again.
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2010, 15:12:41 » |
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Hope all my pictures are safe  |
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2010, 15:13:52 » |
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Think they should be, although always back them up just in case.
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2010, 15:28:47 » |
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Just text Doug, he is going to try and look on here later.
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2010, 15:31:28 » |
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What other info can be accessed with these things?
It seems I cannot access my hotmail now or FB.
Wonder how it got on our PC, we are very limited in what we go on to, and use on the computer really.
Thats why we have the old one for the children to use, just to be on the safe side.
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« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2010, 15:44:33 » |
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It will be slowing down the internet connection on that one PC to send it's info, hence lack of connection.
It is a trojan that can be used to do anything really, in this case it mainly seems to be to fill your computer with adware.
But it could do a variety of things like send keystrokes, passwords, change your internet homepage etc etc.
It could also use the power of your computer along with a group of many others as a botnet to attack websites and bring them down (that would also slow your computer down)
It is impossible to say, lets hope it was just loading adware. Lucky you don't internet bank.
You can access Hotmail/FB from another computer? you should be able to.
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