DOWNLOADER.TROJAN

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MMinor

Hello all.....

I have something going on in my computer. When connected to the internet, I
am constantly alerted by Nortons Anti Virus that it has detected a file that
contains a downloader.trojan virus. I suspect that I have a process running
in the background that is going out to some web site and tries to download
these files.

I have run Nortons, in safe mode with restore turned off, and it reports no
viruses found. I have also run spybot and adaware several times.

I have checked the processes running in task manager, but can find nothing
that ooks suspicious. I have also checked the startup.ini and again see
nothing out of the ordnary.

Background: This is a Win XP pro system, connected to the internet via dsl.
Each time I connect via dsl I receive a different IP address. If I am
connected to a system via a vpn connection, the attacks stop. I am running
the windows included firewall. Nortons is set to run constantly, and it
appears to be catching these incoming files and quarantining them
effectively.

I'm sorry that this post is so long, but wanted to give as much detail as
possible.

Does anyone have any idas how to stop these attacks?

TIA

Mike Minor
 
... Hello all.....
...
... I have something going on in my computer. When connected to the internet, I
... am constantly alerted by Nortons Anti Virus that it has detected a file that
... contains a downloader.trojan virus. I suspect that I have a process running
... in the background that is going out to some web site and tries to download
... these files.
...
... I have run Nortons, in safe mode with restore turned off, and it reports no
... viruses found. I have also run spybot and adaware several times.
...
... I have checked the processes running in task manager, but can find nothing
... that ooks suspicious. I have also checked the startup.ini and again see
... nothing out of the ordnary.
...
... Background: This is a Win XP pro system, connected to the internet via dsl.
... Each time I connect via dsl I receive a different IP address. If I am
... connected to a system via a vpn connection, the attacks stop. I am running
... the windows included firewall. Nortons is set to run constantly, and it
... appears to be catching these incoming files and quarantining them
... effectively.
...
... I'm sorry that this post is so long, but wanted to give as much detail as
... possible.
...
... Does anyone have any idas how to stop these attacks?
...
... TIA
...
... Mike Minor
...

Spy Sweeper.
 
Mike:

It sounds like NAV flagged a Trojan that was cuaght and blocked and did not infect your PC.
For verification, try one or several of the below online scanners...

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://housecall.antivirus.com

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Computer Associates:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

DialogueScience:
http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Freedom Online scanner
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html




--
Dave




| Hello all.....
|
| I have something going on in my computer. When connected to the internet, I
| am constantly alerted by Nortons Anti Virus that it has detected a file that
| contains a downloader.trojan virus. I suspect that I have a process running
| in the background that is going out to some web site and tries to download
| these files.
|
| I have run Nortons, in safe mode with restore turned off, and it reports no
| viruses found. I have also run spybot and adaware several times.
|
| I have checked the processes running in task manager, but can find nothing
| that ooks suspicious. I have also checked the startup.ini and again see
| nothing out of the ordnary.
|
| Background: This is a Win XP pro system, connected to the internet via dsl.
| Each time I connect via dsl I receive a different IP address. If I am
| connected to a system via a vpn connection, the attacks stop. I am running
| the windows included firewall. Nortons is set to run constantly, and it
| appears to be catching these incoming files and quarantining them
| effectively.
|
| I'm sorry that this post is so long, but wanted to give as much detail as
| possible.
|
| Does anyone have any idas how to stop these attacks?
|
| TIA
|
| Mike Minor
|
|
 
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