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How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to getrid of it.



 
 
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Old May 9th 09, 10:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
The Sun Tribe
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to getrid of it.

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.

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Old May 9th 09, 11:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seemto get rid of it.

On 05/09/2009 02:38 AM, The Sun Tribe sent:
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.


Hello:

Download, install, update and run the following freewa

MBAM: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php
SAS: http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Please update this thread with your progress. IMO, the above are the
top two applications of their kind.

HTH

Pete
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1PW @?6A62?FEH9E=6o2@=]4@ [r4o7t]
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Old May 9th 09, 05:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem toget rid of it.

On May 9, 6:13*am, 1PW wrote:
On 05/09/2009 02:38 AM, The Sun Tribe sent:

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.


Hello:

Download, install, update and run the following freewa

MBAM: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php
*SAS: http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

Please update this thread with your progress. *IMO, the above are the
top two applications of their kind.

HTH

Pete
--
1PW *@?6A62?FEH9E=6o2@=]4@ [r4o7t]


If Malwarebytes doesn't fix it, let us know.

If you or your AV scans can say what trojan was found, that will also
be good to know.
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Old May 9th 09, 05:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
Jose
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem toget rid of it.

On May 9, 5:38*am, 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.


Oops - you did identify it. Did it give any other clues?

Try the Malwarebytes and if that doesn't do it, run MBAM again in safe
mode.

Does Start, Run, regedit work? How about Start, Run, cmd?

Please report back.
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Old May 9th 09, 05:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to get rid of it.



Jose wrote:
On May 9, 5:38 am, The Sun Tribe wrote:
Try the Malwarebytes and if that doesn't do it, run MBAM again in safe
mode.

Does Start, Run, regedit work? How about Start, Run, cmd?

Please report back.


I was under the impression that MBAM worked better in Normal mode while SAS
works better in Safe Mode.


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Old May 9th 09, 06:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
Jose
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem toget rid of it.

On May 9, 12:58*pm, "Buffalo" wrote:
Jose wrote:
On May 9, 5:38 am, The Sun Tribe wrote:
Try the Malwarebytes and if that doesn't do it, run MBAM again in safe
mode.


Does Start, Run, regedit work? *How about Start, Run, cmd?


Please report back.


I was under the impression that MBAM worked better in Normal mode while SAS
works better in Safe Mode.


That could very well be, I sure don't know for sure either way! I
think I have only booted in safe mode twice in my life.
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Old May 9th 09, 09:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
David H. Lipman
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to get rid of it.

From: "Buffalo"


| I was under the impression that MBAM worked better in Normal mode while SAS
| works better in Safe Mode.


You are correct.

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http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


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Old May 9th 09, 11:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
Frank
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seemto get rid of it.

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.
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Old May 9th 09, 11:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
David H. Lipman
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to get rid of it.

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.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


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Old May 9th 09, 11:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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Default How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to get rid of it.

"The Sun Tribe" wrote in message
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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?


There is no such thing as a "trojan virus" despite what you may have
heard.

Mostly, search engine hijacks and browser hijacks are adware/foistware
related.

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?


You may be getting rid of it just fine, but then re-exposing yourself to
the foistware by visiting certain sites with your security settings to
lenient.

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


I don't know too much about that one, but I don't think they will help
you as much as increased security will. If you really are being only
partially cleaned by McAfee (or other antimalware), I would suggest
MalwareBytes Antimalware (MBAM) and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) because of
the good recommendations I hear about them in these security related
newsgroups.


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Old May 10th 09, 12:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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On May 9, 6:25*pm, Frank wrote:
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.


I agree about McAfee - I have Comcast also. Slow and a resource hog
like you said, plus it never found a darn thing. Now it is history.

I am up on MBAM for the moment. Never tried SAS, but might.

I think he means it like - "the TROJAN virus!", like that is the name
given to the virus, TROJAN. I'm sticking with "malicious software" to
be safe.

Good to know about the safe mode thing...
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Old May 10th 09, 01:03 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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"Jose" wrote in message
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I think he means it like - "the TROJAN virus!", like that is the name
given to the virus, TROJAN.


That would be an incredibly stupid name for the professionals to use for
a virus.

I'm sticking with "malicious software" to be safe.


Malware (malicious software) is the correct umbrella term. A virus is a
particular type of recursively self-replicating malware.


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Old May 10th 09, 01:20 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,alt.computer.security,alt.comp.anti-virus
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David H. Lipman wrote:
Saying "trojan virus" ike like saying my car is is a Ford Chrysler.


I never knew they made them.


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Old May 10th 09, 03:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
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Old May 11th 09, 12:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
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Now *that's* funny.

Clearly clueless advisors.

"??ç?l" wrote in message
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=How...F-8&fr=hp-pvdt
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