Trojan stwoyle virus - HELP !!!?

Question

my computer got infected wtih a trojan stwoyle virus earlier this year. despite my best efforts to remove it, and having scanned it through norton antivirus and investigated by XoftspySE, the problem still remains, and it's driving me crazy !! does anyone out there know a way that i can get rid of it ? i know a bit about computers, but not indepth stuff, so an 'idiots guide to removing trojan horse viruses' would be greatly appreciated. thank u !!!

Answer 1

You are not alone. Click on the link below which will take you to a forum where people are having probs deleting this trojan...Rea d down to response number 4. There is a person there who has set out instructions of how to manually delete it.
I could have answered this question by copying & pasting the instructions but that would have been cheating!
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/136135.html

Answer 2

OK, Karen, Please do understand that the following instructions must be followed, with no mistakes, because the registry editing is an experts job, not meant for amateurs to use. Please also understand that I am in no way liable for any problems that you might fact as a consequence of your commissions and omissions.

Here are the manual removal instructions for the worm Trojan STWOYLE
It is recommended that you take a print-out of these instructions (and keep them handy) before starting the cleaning up of the machine. Please disable System Restore so that the Trojan doesn't get saved along with the rest of the information for future use.
1.Go to Start and click on it.
2.Go to Run and click on it.
3.In the dialog box that opens, type in regedit and hit Enter.
4.In the Registry Editor Panel that opens go to Edit and click on it.
6.In the drop down menu that appears, go to Find and click on it.
7.type in Trojan STWOYLE and press enter.
8.In the right hand panel select the value or values that appear by clicking on each and right click and click on Delete, one at a time. Ensure that you delete only the Trojan STWOYLE files and folders and nothing else.
9.Once this is done, go back to edit and this time click on Find Next.
10.Type in Trojan STWOYLE once again in the dialog box and hit Enter.
11.Once again select the values that appear and delete them one by one.
12.Continue doing this till all the values of Trojan STWOYLE are deleted.
13.Once the Find Next delivers no results, it means that all the values have been removed.
14.Exit Registry Editor and reboot

This will have resolved your issue successfully.

PS,

When your problem is solved, I would appreciate your choosing this as the Best Answer.

Answer 3

First go to the control panel & then go to your system folder,click on the 'system restore' tab .when that comes up put a check in the box that says 'turnoff system restore' -don't panic,it won't hurt your pc.Once that's off make sure your anti virus is up-to-date.Then run the program.When you are done.Run your spyware program.When your pc is done being cleaned out you go back & turn on your system restore by unchecking the box.
See alot of viruses will move & duplicate into another folder & change it's name & litterally 'hide' from some anti-virus programs.That's why they are hard to get rid of.But if you turn off system restore they can't & so you should be able to delete it,put it in a virus vault,or immunize it with your anti-virus.
Personally I never liked Norton & use Grisoft AVG free anti-virus program & it is very compatable with almost all programs.Also Spybot search & destroy is a good spyware app. to use too & both are free.Good Luck

Answer 4

You may be having a virus. Norton, AVG , Avast are
widely used and effective antivirus software. You can
download these free softwares at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk

Answer 5

hello, it would be easier to tell you how to remove that trojan horse if you told it's name. i'm sure that norton scan showed you some label like "you are infected by aaaaaa trojan" or something. here what you can do. go to http://www.2-spyware.com, enter trojan name into search field, and you will get detailed manual removal instructions.

Answer 6

I had a similar problem with the my doom worm i went on line to micro soft and they sent me a floppy that cleaned it up that would seem to be the way to go it cost me nothing or you take it to the shop but that takes a little bread try micro soft first windows updates is the place to start. good luck

Answer 7

Have you turned off System Restore? Try that, and run AVG Anti Spyware in Safe Mode.
Before attempting to remove malware you must switch off System Restore as back up files will be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start - programs - accessories - system tools - system restore.
Run your anti virus and anti spyware in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.

Then beef up your security. Its easier to prevent malware getting on to your sytem in the first place rather than trying to remove it.

The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out. Zone Alarm firewall is free for personal use and stops unwanted incoming and outgoing traffic. You choose which programs are allowed to access the internet. It's fairly easy to use and updated regularly.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall

Shields Up security site;
https://www.grc.com - check your firewall works
http://www.grc.com/optout.htm - grc anti spyware program and info.

http://www.mozilla.com/ Firefox web browser
http://www.opera.com/ Opera web browser
Instal both these web browsers, turn off javascript on one and use that browser for vising unknown websites. They don't support Active X so thats one less way for problems to get on your pc.

Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com

Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com

http://www.siteadvisor.com -Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.

http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus

http://www.ewido.net - AVG(Ewido) anti trojan

http://www.lavasoft.com - Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware

http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware

http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - The Spyware Warrior site identifies fake anti spyware programs.

http://www.bitdefender.com -BitDefender can be used as a second, on demand anti virus.

http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool

You can also download Microsofts free Windows Defender from the official Microsoft site, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool.

Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.


If that doesn't work then you may need specific removal instructions; for that we'd need to know the name of the trojan.

Answer 8

Norton, AVG , Avast are widely used and effective
antivirus software. You can download these free
softwares at http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk

Answer 9

You can't get rid of trojans. The best thing you can do is to reinstall your version of windows again. Backup all of your files onto a cd or memory stick. I had one of them and i had to reinstall windows.

Answer 10

Try this first http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-061509-2626-99&tabid=3 Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://avast.com
Free pop up blocker
http://www.mathies.com/popthis/
http://www.toolbar.yahoo.com
If none of the above work, try this.
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-061509-2626-99&tabid=3