Trojan Remover

[Bikewer]

Let me recommend this program, named simply Trojan Remover:

http://www.simplysup.com/

I stupidly got a trojan earlier this week, and have been fighting with it ever since. I've tried all sorts of free programs, directions, websites, etc, all to no avail. This was one of those annoying things that keeps throwing IE webpages up as you surf, advertising spurious security software.
After reading a lot of reviews and such, I tried Trojan Remover, and it was able to ferret out a "locked" registry key that required a safe-mode startup in order to disable. This was all handled by the program with a very user-friendly interface.
I appear to be trojan-free, and this is the only thing I've tried that worked.

[tsg]

I have no need. I run Linux. :duck:

[Agular]

Thanks for the heads-up. I know my system is clean, but I'll try it out to see what it looks like. Might be useful for us that WANT to use Windows for numerous reasons, mainly because a lot of programs won't run on Linux.

(And those kind of responses are not helpful, tsg. People are not going to run and cavalierly install a new OS for no good reason.)

[Lensman]

I have no need. I run Linux. :duck:

Are you saying that Linux is such a solid OS that it's impossible to write a virus for it?

Or are you saying that nobody bothers to write a virus for it because they're trying to "stick it to da man" (Mrs. Gates ickle boy) and not disrupt other "mavericks"?

[tsg]

Thanks for the heads-up. I know my system is clean, but I'll try it out to see what it looks like. Might be useful for us that WANT to use Windows for numerous reasons, mainly because a lot of programs won't run on Linux.

(And those kind of responses are not helpful, tsg. People are not going to run and cavalierly install a new OS for no good reason.)

I was being facetious, hence the :duck: smiley.

[tsg]

Are you saying that Linux is such a solid OS that it's impossible to write a virus for it?

No.

Or are you saying that nobody bothers to write a virus for it because they're trying to "stick it to da man" (Mrs. Gates ickle boy) and not disrupt other "mavericks"?

No.

It was an attempt to be funny. Nothing more. Next time I'll think twice about trying to inject some humor into an otherwise serious thread.

[Piscivore]

If your robohooker won't do it for you already, I think there is a downloadable patch to correct that.

[lordshipmayhem]

Does the trojan have a name?

You mentioned the trojan was opening up other pages in IE, maybe as a preventive step a switch to Opera or Firefox/Thunderbird is in order, to prevent a recurrence?

Are you saying that Linux is such a solid OS that it's impossible to write a virus for it?

No system has ever been entirely virus free. Over Linux's history, there have been some 26 viruses "in the wild" (you can google for larger numbers - the tallies tend to include "proof of concept" viruses that have never left the security companies' labs, the security holes they exploit being slammed shut within days of discovery). All are extinct; the security holes they exploited were patched out of existence many years ago.

Linux virus writers always run into the same problem: how do you make it propagate? It has to install itself (meaning it needs "root" access) and then has to send itself to other potential victims. Both are quite problematical, and are increasingly so as both Linux and the applications users install on it continue to mature.

Typically, viruses propagate through e-mail attachments. There are a number of quite different e-mail clients that Linux systems can use, if the machine even has one installed at all.

There are a number of antivirus products for Linux - but they're all designed to get Windows viruses off your incoming e-mail, not Linux viruses. Because nobody knows how to write a Linux virus, nobody's been able to write a Linux anti-virus.

You can get malware from a local user, installing it manually, but they need either an application that will unintentionally grant the local user Root privileges (and the user will have to know this bug exists) or the local user will need the Root password.

[Agular]

It was an attempt to be funny. Nothing more. Next time I'll think twice about trying to inject some humor into an otherwise serious thread.

That's probably a good idea, since what you posted is typical of Linux and MAC users who think that they have it over Windows users. And I still can't figure out how that was supposed to be funny.

A Windows user posts a problem, and the MAC and Linux people immediately jump in to say that they are using another OP. That typw of response offers no help, and it's ridiculous to assume that a person is going to run out and buy an overpriced MAC, of change operating systems, which would make a lot of their applications impossible to run.

[Bikewer]

Just for the record, this was a variant of "Smitfraud", which goes by other names including "Tesllar". They all operate the same way, apparently, inserting registry keys which show as "locked".
These things can apparently render IE all but useless, but I use Mozilla and I only got an occasional annoying popup.

Getting infected was entirely my fault, the price you pay for piracy..... My AVG virus scanner completely missed this.

[tsg]

That's probably a good idea, since what you posted is typical of Linux and MAC users who think that they have it over Windows users. And I still can't figure out how that was supposed to be funny.

A Windows user posts a problem, and the MAC and Linux people immediately jump in to say that they are using another OP. That typw of response offers no help, and it's ridiculous to assume that a person is going to run out and buy an overpriced MAC, of change operating systems, which would make a lot of their applications impossible to run.


That was the joke. Hence the :duck: In other words, I was aware the statement I was making would likely start a fight if it was made seriously. It wasn't. It was not so subtle satire of the exact situation you are describing.

Lighten up.

[Homemade psycho]

It seems I'm the only one who found tsg's joke funny...

And thanks for the link Bikewer!

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Let me recommend this program, named simply Trojan Remover:

You need a program to remove a Trojan? Do you need another one to install one?

[rdaneel]

This'll remove your Trojen
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[Drewbot]

One of my coworkers has something called Trojan Metajaun, I've gotten all the other viruses licked, but they won't handle the Metajaun.

Is there an easy fix for this?

[six7s]

Is there an easy fix for this?

How long is a piece of elastic?

I suggest a visit to BleepingComputer.com » A guide and tutorial on using ComboFix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)
How to use ComboFix

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Using ComboFix
3. Forums to receive help analyzing ComboFix logs
4. Manually restoring the Internet connection

<snip/>

Due to the power of this tool it is strongly advised that you do not attempt to act upon any of the information displayed by ComboFix without supervision from someone who has been properly trained. If you do so, it may lead to problems with the normal functionality of your computer. Instead you should use this guide to download and run ComboFix and then post the resulting log in a forum that contains helpers who understand how to diagnose them. These helpers will then help you clean your computer of infections so that it is running properly again.

Having received v helpful (AND jargon-level appropriate!) advice many times, I recommend Tech Support Guy > Forums > Security & Malware Removal > Malware Removal & HijackThis Logs (http://forums.techguy.org/54-malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/) for help with the logs and step-by-step instructions thereafter :)