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Computer Help Request- Win:Agent32 trojan -{vanity)
n/a ^ | 22 May 2007 | self

Posted on 05/22/2007 3:44:13 AM PDT by Tainan

I have discovered a Win32:Agent trojan resident in a file on my C: drive. It is located in my Thunderbird email files section.
Try as I may, I cannot seem to delete this. It appears to be growing in size. I have read a lot about this one and they refer to it as a "sleeper" trojan.
How can I remove this trojan?
I run Firefox, Thunderbird as email client, XP Pro, Avast & AVG 7.5 Internet Security System, Zone Alarm Pro, along with Spy Bot S&D and Spyware Blaster.

Can anyone help with this?
Thanks


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: computer; trojan; winagent32
The above about covers it.
1 posted on 05/22/2007 3:44:18 AM PDT by Tainan
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To: Tainan
Try here. SWI Forums

They'll ask you to read The forum FAQ first before posting.

They've helped me before.

2 posted on 05/22/2007 4:01:30 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset

Thanks, this sounds familiar, I’ll check it out. This is a particularly frustrating one to remove. It seems to mutate quickly.


3 posted on 05/22/2007 4:20:03 AM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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To: Tainan

Had the same problem.
Just one word, and go there, AVAST.COM


4 posted on 05/22/2007 5:02:14 AM PDT by buck61
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To: Tainan

AVG Should get rid of that. Are your antivirus definitions up to date?


5 posted on 05/22/2007 5:08:29 AM PDT by KoRn (Just Say NO ....To Liberal Republicans - FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT!)
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To: KoRn; buck61
Running AVAST & AVG 7.5 Internet Security Suite. Both are updated daily...sometimes more.

AVAST shows it on a scan, but it isn't effective in removing it. Thats the frustration. It started as a small file section on my C drive and has been growing larger. I need to stop its growth and remove this thing.

6 posted on 05/22/2007 5:28:55 AM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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To: Tainan
Try this
7 posted on 05/22/2007 5:27:53 PM PDT by dfwddr (Duncan Hunter '08 -- the real thing.)
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To: dfwddr; All

Thanks for all of your help. Everything says that these helps have taken care of this trojan. I hope its been cleared. Thanks Folks.


8 posted on 05/22/2007 6:28:58 PM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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