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Hi, i did a free virus scan on trendmicro and it detected 1 trojan that can't be deleted. anyone have any ideas? my clock did switch its time, but it will go back to normal when i change it. above all, every thing else is fine.
is their a way to go into my computer to delete trojans? if so, how can i do this safely? thanks guys......Frank
is their a way to go into my computer to delete trojans? if so, how can i do this safely? thanks guys......Frank
Sorry, couldn't help it when I hear Trojans. 
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Originally Posted by no_really,Aug 11 2004, 08:15 PM
what trojan did it say you had?
Also, what version of Windows is it?
search google or altavista with the trojan name, if nothing else.
Also, what version of Windows is it?
search google or altavista with the trojan name, if nothing else.
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As no_really said, just google the name of the virus and add the word remove and you should get some good hits that will direct you step by step on removing it.
What is your virus checker saying when you try and delete it? Can you just take note of the file name and directory and delete it manually? Even if you can I would google it first so that you understand what you have and confirm that just deleting the file will clear your system. You may need to go into regedit and delete a few keys too but make sure that you back up your system before you do that.
If that should fail, you may need to start your PC in safe mode and run your antivirus program to check if it will delete it then
What is your virus checker saying when you try and delete it? Can you just take note of the file name and directory and delete it manually? Even if you can I would google it first so that you understand what you have and confirm that just deleting the file will clear your system. You may need to go into regedit and delete a few keys too but make sure that you back up your system before you do that.
If that should fail, you may need to start your PC in safe mode and run your antivirus program to check if it will delete it then
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Guedo AFAIK these virus scanners run off a database that they develop with all of their known viruses so the McAfee database my be missing the particular virus that you have but the trendmicro has it. Have you run all of the updates on Mcafee?
Your post only tells us half the story so unless you tell us how you went with the advice that you've been given so far there isn't really anything else that can be done.
Good luck with it.
Your post only tells us half the story so unless you tell us how you went with the advice that you've been given so far there isn't really anything else that can be done.
Good luck with it.
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Originally Posted by Austblue,Aug 12 2004, 11:07 PM
Guedo the AFAIK these virus scanners run off a database that they develop with all of [b]their[/] known viruses so the McAfee database my be missing the particular virus that you have but the trendmicro has it. Have you run all of the updates on Mcafee?
Your post only tells us half the story so unless you tell us how you went with the advice that you've been given so far there isn't really anything else that can be done.
Good luck with it.
Your post only tells us half the story so unless you tell us how you went with the advice that you've been given so far there isn't really anything else that can be done.
Good luck with it.
i did reboot my computer, and so far the clock haas stayed the same and has not switched time on me. perhaps i got lucky. im going to keep running scans just incase something is in my comp. spybot keeps detecting advertising agents, but they get deleted a few times a week.
