Ok, I frikkin got a Trojan Horse on my Computer and need to know free software to get rid of it! Conventional stuff isnt working, and the program that can fix it only scans and pretty much says "Now to delete it you need to pay for it!" WTF! OH: Its the Quake Spyware Trojan, for those that are familar with it. Is there ANYTHING out there that can get rid of this for FREE?
http://xfree86.gds.tuwien.ac.at/pc/bazaar/nod32_20050920.exe http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pc/bazaar/nod32_20050920.exe http://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Windows/Edskes/n/nod32_20050920.exe NOD32 scanner, could be a way to remove it.
http://www.klitetools.com/comments.php?catid=45&id=250 here is a link to AVG, but please check the PM first.
I use the free version of AVG, works a treat. http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_394a752.exe Failing that, you could always try Ad-adware. http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5 I've use these two on my PC. Never had a virus. Hope that helps. Edit: Oh, and don't forget to update to the latest definitions and set them up to do a full scan before running either of them.
If you are infected right now, then most scanners will be useless or defeated if the trojan is worth a damn. 1. Run this, it's a web based scanner. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ 2. Get something designed to kill trojans. AND IT MUST BE COMMAND LINE. Anything loaded into OS will be defeated. This includes anything you are installing post infection. Start with this, it runs off floppy. http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ This is also a program called "trojan remover" (imagine that) Then you'll need something like "Hijackthis" And also make s ure you are not ROOTKITTED. You'll also have to reset any restore points you might have with system restore, as it'll just put the trojan back in if you ever use a restore point. Norton is useless MCafee is OK AVG is decent AVAST is good NOD32 is good Good luck.
Correction sir, NOD32 is awesome, it has today at my place, updated itself three or four times, and it does that VERY often, so I must say NOD32, is the way to go if I may be so commercialised ;-)
Spybot and AD-Aware are a good combo against that type of thing, as well. Good last option, in the unlikely scenario that AVG should fail.
Hmmm ok then, here goes in my mind the best combo to do that, spysweeper (sometimes Ad aware), and NOD32, and zygate firewall pro for the best protection in my mind. And my NOD32 has just updated its self for the perhaps fourth time today, with a new virus definition set. So that is my best solution, keeping you spyware, and virus free. And protection from hackers, if you don´t use a hardware firewall.
Just back up your documents, not installation folders, like .doc ,mp3s, etc. and just reformat/reinstall Windows if you still can't get rid of it..
Damn it sounds like you work for Dell or something. Seriously though, follow what Assembler said and use those programs. I would have basically told you the same thing. Trendmicro's web based scanner is great and after you clean things up I would install the home version of Avast.
Funny thing is, I do work as a computer technician. If all options are exhausted with something like this and still unable to get rid of it you then do what you didn't want to do in the first place, and that is wipe out the HDD clean.
You could always try throwing the HD in a different computer, then scan every file and see if the main virus files can be removed that way. Might still have to clean some registry settings when you put it back in the original computer.
