AUGHH!! I've got a TROJAN HORSE VIRUS!!!

[Steve M.]

A Trojan horse virus has infected my computer. My antivirus system scan can't quarantine or delete it, and I have no idea how to get rid of it.

WHAT THE ##**!! CAN I DO ABOUT IT? HELP!!

[G-Force Glockstar]

Uhhh I never heard of a Trojan horse virus......

[Penny Lane]

Steve, go to www.symantec.com and download the Trojan horse fix it tool. I did and it worked!

[Janice]

Robyrob Alert. APB out for Robyrob!

[James"Thunder"Early]

I need to ask some questions. what things did the trojan cause your PC to do and what Anti-virus program are you using?

[Steve M.]

I have Norton AntiVirus, and it keeps letting me know the Trojan horse is there.

I'm downloading Symantec's Trojan QHost fix, as Marlene suggested. I'm crossing my figners.

[Hollow]

Originally Posted by Janice

Robyrob Alert. APB out for Robyrob!

what does the trojan horse virus do?

and just when i'm typing this, two anti-virus pop-ups come up.

[Steve M.]

Since it's called a Trojan horse, I assume it hides gremlins inside a program to steal your private data - and comes out to attack when you least expect it!

[Dutabi84]

Pirate yourself a copy of XP, back your stuff up, format, and eliminate your porn surfing habits.

[Steve M.]

Well, the Qhost fix-it tool is running like crazy as I type. In fact, it's making note of everything I've ever done on the Internet!

[Heart Shaped Box]

Does anyone know a good virus protection or scan? My computer is all messed up.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Steve M.

Well, the Qhost fix-it tool is running like crazy as I type. In fact, it's making note of everything I've ever done on the Internet!

Luckily, you have nothing to hide.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Originally Posted by JohnR_Lover

Does anyone know a good virus protection or scan? My computer is all messed up.

McAfee is good, but if you want something free try AVG.

[Stormtracker TF]

Originally Posted by safety pin

what does the trojan horse virus do?

and just when i'm typing this, two anti-virus pop-ups come up.

A Trojan virus isnt exactly the name of a virus, but rather a type of viruses. They're named "Trojan" because they sneek in, whether it's completely without your consent or gets in disguised as something other than what it actually is.

What it can do and how much damage it can cause depends on the virus.

[robyrob]

Originally Posted by Janice

Robyrob Alert. APB out for Robyrob!

sorry - my Bob Newhart Season 1 dvd showed up yesterday so I was otherwise preoccupied....

Originally Posted by Steve M.

I have Norton AntiVirus, and it keeps letting me know the Trojan horse is there.

I'm downloading Symantec's Trojan QHost fix, as Marlene suggested. I'm crossing my figners.

typically, when your antivirus program finds a Trojan Horse, you hope that it will identiify it well enough for you to either manually delete it or download an appropriate removal tool.

A Trojan Horse portrays itself as something other than what it is at the point of execution. While it may advertise its activity after launching, this information is not apparent to the user beforehand. A Trojan Horse neither replicates nor copies itself, but causes damage or compromises the security of the computer. A Trojan Horse must be sent by someone or carried by another program and may arrive in the form of a joke program or software of some sort. The malicious functionality of a Trojan Horse may be anything undesirable for a computer user, including data destruction or compromising a system by providing a means for another computer to gain access, thus bypassing normal access controls.

a lot of times a trojan will actually be a "backdoor" program that will allow access to your machine so that it can be controlled remotely, it usually comes as an attachment or embedded in another program that LOOKS harmless - so just like the original Trojan Horse, it tricks you into letting it in and then it takes over from the inside....