can anyone help me please?

[golfnut]

can anyone tell me what a Trojan horse dropper is please as i have just had to and seemingly looks like i healed them with AVG Free Antivirus

will this pesky thing bother me again or will i keep getting it back now and again is Avg Free any good as i cant afford to buy one thats #### hot

thanks for listening

[MovedGoalPosts]

If you are worried you've picked up some sort of virus or malware there are plenty of online free a/v scanners you can use to double check your current A/v. Check www.pandasoftware.com

[golfnut]

i do have as well adaware proffesional which keeps getting rid of cookies and whatever kept upto date an all the snag is i'm not very good with pc's but am trying to learn all the basics

[Pia]

Pete, try AVG it is very good.

Also, i know this doesn't help with this particular problem but can i suggest that from what i know about you already some games or other kinds of sites aren't safe, and sometimes it's hard to know where is safe and where isn't when you are a novice, so i highly reccomend this plugin for your browser, if you use Internet Explorer use the link on the right and download it. It shows sites as being green (safe) or red (unsafe) on google searches.
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff.html

Try it, it's very easy to use, i use it myself and it is brilliant

HouseCall is another online scanner "approved" by CF members including....me!

[ADd]

Bitdefender another option (cleans too)

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

you will need to use Internet Explorer, and accept the activeX download - I use it regularly

[golfnut]

thanks for the help everyone i think firstly i will try the link pia gave me thanks pia

[golfnut]

hello guys and gals since i picked up this trojan horse dropper virus i have healed it about 3 times but the pesky thing still keeps coming back and my avg antivirus keeps healing or deleting it is there anything i can do to stop it coming back permantley
sorry to keep pestering for help on this subject but i am only a beginer when it comes to my pc thanks for all the help upto now and thanks to everyone who replied

[Aragorn]

Pete,

Have a look at the symantec removal notes here. Take particular note of going to 'safe mode' and disabling system restore (viruses and trojans loving hiding in system restore!). Actual removal can still be by you normal AV in safe mode.

If that doesn't work, the only sure way to rid it is a complete system reinstall.
HTH

[georgepomone]

Hi Pete,
it may be lurking in System Restore if you have it on. Just go to system restore and shut it off, then when it's stopped switch it on again. This will clear it if it's in there. Just a thought.
George.

[golfnut]

sorry guys like i said i am a beginner with my pc even though its #### hot pc i dont know how to operate it properly i need some major help when it comes to the things what you tell me to do

if anyone here would be willing to try and teach me the basics that would help quite a lot and i would be most gratefull for your help

[Aragorn]

Pete, the page I linked to in my last post has links which give you step by step instructions on "How to start the computer in Safe Mode." and "How to turn off or turn on Windows XP System Restore". Probably better instructions than I could write.

[golfnut]

the site advisor program which pia suggested for me which one do i download it says for mozilla firefox explorer does that mean it will only work on mozilla firefox i do have mozilla firefox but i use my normal internet explorer

[Aragorn]

Pia's link is for the Firefox version of the plugin.
On the top right is a link for the corresponding IE plugin.
So, if you have both browsers on you system it prob makes sense to install both plugins. Go to the link above whilst running IE, and the original link whilst running FF

[Pia]

Ooops sorry, i thought it'd be easy enough

I couldn't get the IE link up for some reason that day