calling all geeks(in the nicest name calling way)

help ,,,my comp is playing games ,a window keeps popping up saying my comp has a trojan in the system ,collecting info about me ..it says its a 'back door(oeerrr)trojan )infecting excecutable files ,,,,eh,,,,wtfany ideas how to restore normality??any links to a good fixer??im running avg free and zonealarm on firefox with xp...ideally itl b something that can allow programs to run as well as that ,,my last security pack was so good it wouldnt let ANY programs run for fear of a virus/spyware stuff like that ..i know theres loads a bout ,but i really dont know anything about it ,,anybody help with this one

[dirtydog]

Haven't got a clue

Im not a geek... but I also run Spybot and adAware... what sort of games are you playing??!!

[tigersaw]

its not just some crap popup linked to a website is it?

anybody any help here ,,baph springs to mind ,,hes a dab hand with a comp..i havnt been on a lot cos my comp is a nightmare right now ,its not just pop -ups ,,its totally shagged (but fixable i hope)

Try deleting your Temporary Internet Files. adaware might remove it, otherwise just run antivirus. Trojan horses are kinda comman, and easily removed.

Just dont do any online shopping until its gone!

Matt

[Spiderman]

Is there an icon down near the clock now too that flashes? Is there any name like "Spyware Quake" or anything Quake?

if so dont follow the link to the removal site it offers you. Ive had that one before ad if its that i can tell you how i got rid of it.

Originally Posted by Spiderman

Is there an icon down near the clock now too that flashes? Is there any name like "Spyware Quake" or anything Quake?

if so dont follow the link to the removal site it offers you. Ive had that one before ad if its that i can tell you how i got rid of it.

yep ,,i had an icon that was flashing and it linked to a 'wonder pc cleaner' ,,,,but i deleted a file in my 'c'drive that was 'active x control ' and it seems to b ok now ,no alerts anyway ,,,i rem seeing 'active x trojan blah blah blah' so i just deleted the file ,,fingers crossed

Sounds like you're sorted now.

AVG http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 offer free versions of spyware and anti virus products. You might want to check that out.

Originally Posted by 2mths

Sounds like you're sorted now.

AVG http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 offer free versions of spyware and anti virus products. You might want to check that out.

AVG free edition works for me.