Need some help deleting a virus/trojan !!!

[NoOne]

My computer has been running really badly over the last few days, so I figured I'd let Norton Anti-Virus do a complete system scan ( I keep it on in the background anyways), after over 2 hrs it says there are no corrupt files.

I don't believe it, so I head over to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ an online, scan for free anti-virus program. after another hour+, it says I do have a virus/trojan(whatever) and calls it TROJ DLOADER.F but it can't clean or delete it.

I head over to http://securityresponse.symantec.com...r/vinfodb.html, who make Norton AntiVirus, but after several searches I come up with no removal tool or advice on how to ditch this problem.

I'd appreciate any help at all, I won't give rep points , or cash (can't go through the wife), but I will do my best to hook you up with Egg Nog's sister's phone # (j/k Shawn ) .... seriously tho, I would be extremely grateful for any help at all.

- Dave

[SlickHolden]

It could be a new virus that might take time for symantec to have a update for.
What year is your norton anti virus ? And is it fully updated with the Virus difinitions ?

[Suka]

Here you go! The Solution

[Tha_killa69]

That procedure kinda confusing. Follow these steps:

-Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
-Click on the Process Tab and check the System Restore box to turn it off.
-Run your anti-virus program.
-When your computer locates the trojan, you will be able to delete it.
-Un-check the system restore box, and run your anti virus again for a double check.

Stop looking at porno...

[foto_choppa]

do you only have norton, if so, you should also have something that sepcilaises in spyware like 'ad-aware 6.0' or 'spybot-search and destroy' (i have both)

and 'Bazooka' is good for finding spyware, although it cant remove them itself

hope that helps

-f_c

[edit]-malware is a type of spyware too, so its not a virus-trojan downloaders just download viruses to your computer-they are spyware-not too confusing?

[NoOne]

Here you go! The Solution

Cheers Tom, it stopped it from running and I deleted it from the registry, but it will not allow me to delete the program(?) itself it is in th eapplication data folder and called auah.exe, any ideas? I followed the directions to a "T".

Thanx to all of you for the quick responses, you all rock !!!

[megotmea7]

best thing you can do is download adaware or spybot search and destroy like foto said, should clear it up. if not you'll have to go in a little deeper

[junaman]

Try restarting your computer and then trying to delete that file again...

[NoOne]

Will do ... first thing when I get up its 4:45 a.m. and I've been battling this thing for almost 5 hours, good news is that it isn't running ... I'll take that for now.

I will try to get another anti virus, anti spyware or firewall in place in the (very) near future.

Thanx again to you all

[Suka]

No problem.

[Tha_killa69]

Will do ... first thing when I get up its 4:45 a.m. and I've been battling this thing for almost 5 hours, good news is that it isn't running ... I'll take that for now.

I will try to get another anti virus, anti spyware or firewall in place in the (very) near future.

Thanx again to you all

Follow my procedure, thats the only way to delete the registery. Spyware detectors arent a good choice for removing this trojan. It attaches it self to the anti virus program sometimes so it wont work, and then downloads files from the computer which harm your computer.

-Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
-Click on the Process Tab and check the System Restore box to turn it off.
-Run your anti-virus program.
-When your computer locates the trojan, you will be able to delete it.
-Un-check the system restore box, and run your anti virus again for a double check.

[Misho]

Format ur computer.

[NoOne]

No need to format, thanx to the excellent people on UCP I'm clean, I had a bit of trouble deleting the executable program, but after restarting with system restore turned off everything is good again.

Thanx to all again.

[Misho]

and again, stop looking at porn.

[NoOne]

LMAO, thanx for the advice ... I hope I didn't contract it from a porn site, as I don't visit them and my boys are still too young (I hope) to go searching for it... then again there is the wife (this could get good )