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trojan virus i cant seem to delete

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  • 08-05-2004 10:16pm
    #1
    sound_wave
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    whenever i leave my laptop inactive for a while i get the following alert from AVG telling me it has detected a Trojan virus. However when i go and scan my hard drive it finds nothing

    it isnt effecting the performace of the laptop or anything but it is annoying.

    im just wondering has anyone come across this before and how can i get rid of it. i have adaware and spybot installed too and they show us nothing either

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    #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    you have to upload your image to a web server before we can see it, its currently pointing to your c:\documents and settings\blah blah folder.


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    #3
    sound_wave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭sound_wave


    its up now.


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    tuxy
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    no it isnt


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    #5
    sound_wave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭sound_wave


    shag....ill get it sorted for tomorrow...you sure it aint working? where the url pointing to for you?


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    tuxy
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    file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Pat/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/trojan.bmp

    maybe upload it to your boards webspace http://members.boards.ie/ geocities sux :D


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    sound_wave
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    http://members.boards.ie/spacemonkeymafia/trojan.gif

    at last :D


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    The Muppet
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    The Trojan is in your restore files . You could turn off system restore (right click on My Computer / Click Properties/ System Restore Tab/ Deselect Turn off system restore on all drives). Then reboot your machine and rescan, It should be clean now.

    Dont forget if you want to be able to restore your system at some stage in the future you will need to turn system resore on again and create a restore point.

    Let us know how you get on.


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    Nick_oliveri
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    Very same thing happened to me. When i turned off system restore the error came up one last time. Not any more. Note that turning off system restore you will only have the choice of repairing from boot disk after a fatal system error.


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    Stephen
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    When system restore is turned on, AVG is denied write access to those files, which is why it couldn't do anything about it.


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    sound_wave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭sound_wave


    thanks for the help lads seemed to do the trick, is it gone for good now or will it come back when i turn on my system restore again?


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    The Muppet
    Registered Users Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    Originally posted by sound_wave
    thanks for the help lads seemed to do the trick, is it gone for good now or will it come back when i turn on my system restore again?

    Turning system restore back on should create a new clean restore file.


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