Re: trojanhorse
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 09/05/04
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Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 06:31:56 -0700
rodin58 wrote:
> I also have a trojan horse that AVG says it can not get rid
> of...it's called downloader.agent.as...anyone ever hear of
> it and can anyone tell me how to clean it off my drive.
I don't find anything using the search term, "downloader.agent.as", but
if I just search for "downloader.agent" I get quite a few links
suggesting that this malware is spyware. Therefore, try the normal
spyware removal techniques:
Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure
to update these programs before running them. These programs are free,
so run them both since they complement each other. It is best to run
antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode. You may also want to
run CWShredder and HijackThis from http://aumha.org/freeware.htm.
Although CWShredder is no longer being updated, it will still clean
older variants of the CoolWebSearch malware. A combination of
HijackThis and About:Buster (http://www.majorgeeks.com) is useful in
removing homepage hijackers. Please read the instructions carefully.
Also, make sure you've visited Windows Update and applied all security
patches. Do not install driver updates from Windows Update. Make sure
you are running a firewall.
Malke
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