Trojan the Virus not the Condom
11-Feb-2003 | 02:00 PM
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Trojan the Virus not the Condom
ok heres the story
My dad has Recently caught up with the times and bought a computer thats better then mine
but silly him opened up an Email with the TROJAN virus attached to it
now he wants me to fix it
i don't know how
either way the virus is eating all of his stuff on the computer
or something is getting smaller i can't remember
but he said it was called the Trojan
my sister had it on her computer before but i canb't remember if the computer was just formatted or what
help me out
i thought this virus was long gone too
haven't heard of it in years
My dad has Recently caught up with the times and bought a computer thats better then mine
but silly him opened up an Email with the TROJAN virus attached to it
now he wants me to fix it
i don't know how
either way the virus is eating all of his stuff on the computer
or something is getting smaller i can't remember
but he said it was called the Trojan
my sister had it on her computer before but i canb't remember if the computer was just formatted or what
help me out
i thought this virus was long gone too
haven't heard of it in years
11-Feb-2003 | 02:41 PM
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If there was only one then Symantec and Mcafee would be out of Business
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
Not my first choice but it will work in a pinch
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
Not my first choice but it will work in a pinch
11-Feb-2003 | 03:19 PM
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Do you have a current Antivirus solution on your computer??
Are the virus definitions updated?
How do you know its a virus??
Look in the logs and find the infection type...
Do you know what I am talking about??
Are the virus definitions updated?
How do you know its a virus??
Look in the logs and find the infection type...
Do you know what I am talking about??
11-Feb-2003 | 05:33 PM
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there are tons of viruses out there and now crap loads of tojan viruses. Norton and Macaffee are good choices ...
AzimuthX your right about the tojan definition however tojan is now used to discribe viruses that ****** via email attachments...
the term tojan virus came from the term tojan horse which was used in the battle of tory the "Tojans" left the horse as a gift for the city of tory when they decided to leave that city in peace and the citizens of tory took it within their gates, at night "tojans" that were hiding inside the wooden horse came out and opened the gates for the trojan army and the town was distroyed.
virus well in this case a piece of software that contains a malicious payload used to distory data or equipment
therefore a trojan virus is an attachment in an email that contains a malicious hidden payload... Netbus is an example of one the payload being a piece of software that grants access Nimba is another one, I love you is one too, Red alert is one, etc.
Civic boy if you want I could take a look at the computer for you PM me.
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AzimuthX your right about the tojan definition however tojan is now used to discribe viruses that ****** via email attachments...
the term tojan virus came from the term tojan horse which was used in the battle of tory the "Tojans" left the horse as a gift for the city of tory when they decided to leave that city in peace and the citizens of tory took it within their gates, at night "tojans" that were hiding inside the wooden horse came out and opened the gates for the trojan army and the town was distroyed.
virus well in this case a piece of software that contains a malicious payload used to distory data or equipment
therefore a trojan virus is an attachment in an email that contains a malicious hidden payload... Netbus is an example of one the payload being a piece of software that grants access Nimba is another one, I love you is one too, Red alert is one, etc.
Civic boy if you want I could take a look at the computer for you PM me.
gatherer
11-Feb-2003 | 05:56 PM
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hey arron its on my dad's computer so i have no clue
i haven't even looked at it yet lol
but i just downloaded the latest norton and im going to take it over to my dad's house and put it on there
i haven't even looked at it yet lol
but i just downloaded the latest norton and im going to take it over to my dad's house and put it on there
11-Feb-2003 | 11:43 PM
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Nothing like an ISO...
Nerds know what I mean...
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11-Feb-2003 | 11:57 PM
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Originally posted by CiViC [-_-] BoY
theres nothing wrong with it
like im going to pay for something that i can get for free
i run scans on all my programs i get from there and ive had no problems yet
theres nothing wrong with it
like im going to pay for something that i can get for free
i run scans on all my programs i get from there and ive had no problems yet
Did you pick apart the scan downloaded to see if the person you downloaded from didn't add a little something extra?
and you wonder where your "trojan" came from
12-Feb-2003 | 12:12 AM
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yeah i know where it comes from
its not me that has it lol
its my dad
its on his computer
my computer is clean execpt for the random PORNO POP UP lol which will be fixed in awhile
so arron you think the norton will help fix my dad's problem since i don't know what to do about it
or take it to you or a shop or just SMASH IT
its not me that has it lol
its my dad
its on his computer
my computer is clean execpt for the random PORNO POP UP
lol which will be fixed in awhile so arron you think the norton will help fix my dad's problem since i don't know what to do about it
or take it to you or a shop or just SMASH IT
12-Feb-2003 | 12:18 AM
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hey i can send you a copy
as long as you don't mind a little something called Bladerunner
if i were you i'd spend the $10 for a real scan and do it right
but what do i know right
Your the kind of guys i love to see come into the store
"$60 up front please and leave the Rig here for a week"
meen while i fix the piece of **** before they even get into there car
as long as you don't mind a little something called Bladerunner
if i were you i'd spend the $10 for a real scan and do it right
but what do i know right
Your the kind of guys i love to see come into the store
"$60 up front please and leave the Rig here for a week"
meen while i fix the piece of **** before they even get into there car
