I think it's possible that I have picked up a Trojan Horse opening a web address today. I did the scan with my AVG antivirus ware and everything seemed to be taken care of except now I keep getting a system alert (yellow sign) telling me I need to download additional virus protection and offers me a couple of choices. My question: Is this a legitimate alert? Is it possible that AVG didn't take care of the Trojan? If it did and these alerts are bogus, how then do I get rid of the alerts?
Thank you
2007-02-28 06:35:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
"Gideon" Not everyone visits questionable websites like you must be thinking. I was browsing some search results concerning a medical question. Supposedly this site was from a medical source. I don't think it matters where you surf with the viruses and spyware that one can pick up.
2007-02-28 07:02:55 · update #1
It's completely bogus...that is spyware. Try using the following tools to scan for and remove it (you will have better luck starting Windows in Safe Mode and scanning):
Spyware Tools:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender
2007-02-28 06:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is probably the best antivirus today. However, a trojan is not a virus, it is spyware. You also need SpyBot and Ad-Aware, both free from download.com.
http://www.download.com/
Download and install these, then immunize your computer in SpyBot before running a full bot check. After the bot check, remove everything it finds using Fix Selected Problems. In Ad-Aware, run a full system scan and remove everything it finds. Keep these both updated and run them often, weekly or more often if you are on the internet a lot. They'll save you a lot of trouble.
2007-02-28 14:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a new virus issued today, then AVG may have missed it - all other viruses are blocked.
AVG can't handle a massive attack with many viruses and spyware because no anti-virus can always block them when you visit wierd websites.
My recommendation is not to visit any websites like that and you will be fine.
2007-02-28 14:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
AVG is good but no anti-virus takes care of *everything*! (1) Make sure you keep AVG definitions strictly up-to-date, often, like automatically everytime you get online, preferably. (2) Get other items, like a firewall (e.g., comodo, or at least make sure you activate your Microsoft firewall) and get ad-spyware (like both spybot search-and-destroy and lavasoft ad-aware). Some software catches things the others miss!
2007-02-28 14:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try downloading A-Squared Free. It specializes in Trojan Horse viruses. If you update daily, it downloads tons of new protection.
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
2007-02-28 17:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by skistar42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound fishy, try going to:
http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
run a scan to see if you find something
I would recommend Antivir over AVG
http://www.free-av.com/
2007-02-28 14:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by samoscratch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋