i have had this tricky backdoor (trojan?) variant/virus on my computer that seems to outsmart and mess up my computer by eating up my memory (256 mb) and any program/software i add to my computer to detect and/or quarantine/delete it. I have tried McAfee - Windows Live OneCare - Windows Defender - Lavasoft - alot of different programs. Are there certain steps that I have to take to get rid of it (i.e., turn off system restore - install program). Is there a certain order I must do this? (i.e. install hardware, turn off system restore, restart, turn on system restore, et al). How do I detect and get rid of this nuisance. Thanking you in advance.
2006-08-11 21:17:26 · 8 answers · asked by lemado 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Have you tried Ewido or a squared free ?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ewido/
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
2006-08-11 21:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Backup your files. Reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows and all the programs.
If you have tried a multitude of programs in trying to beat this and it is still present chances are that the others are not going to help you. The more programs you put on can cause more problems in itself. System restore may or may not work. Depends on how the trojan has affected the system. System restore only restores system files. If this trojan has affected an application or data file, you are just going to keep getting it.
2006-08-11 21:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
have u tried super anti virus ? if not try it u can d/l it for free and it does a execellent job of finding trojans and anything else that may be there....
2006-08-11 21:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by starchild1701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a link for instructions on removing backdoor trojan from symantec. i hope it helps.
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2001-062614-1754-99&tabid=3
2006-08-11 21:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by origchick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had the same problem go buy NOD32 antivirus its great for backdoor trojans it worked for me good luck
2006-08-12 05:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by whitebunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about download spyware doctor from pctools.com
dont use mcafee use bitdefender download from bitdefender.com
2006-08-11 21:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by Murtaza 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.avira.com/
good luck! :)
2006-08-11 21:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by c3345 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try avast! antivirus.
http://www.avast.com
2006-08-11 21:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋