David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Frank"

| The Sun Tribe wrote:
I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
on google and yahoo?

I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
rid of it permanently?

Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
effective? : http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/

Thanks in advance.


| I imagine virus can be different but one got past my McAfee and when I
| restored computer to previous date but McAfee would not work and I had
| to remove it. Rather than reinstall I thought I'd try free Avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

| and it found and removed the Trojan virus. Been about 6 trouble free
| weeks now. The virus had reverted my computer to about the day I had
| bought it and none of my files were there including new programs I had
| installed. It was frightening but fortunately Vista restored to a
| previous date and all was OK.


| McAfee is free from Comcast isp but for me has always been a PITA as a
| resource hog.

Either it is a trojan or a virus. Its one or the other (unless you have a case of a
trojan infected with a virus).

Saying "trojan virus" ike like saying my car is is a Ford Chrysler.


Can't remember exactly what Avast said, but word "Trojan" was there.
The way the govmint is mucking up the auto industry, I expect to see a
Ford Chrysler one day