avg anti virus system help

marty · 09-19-2004, 07:48 PM

hello all, **first post**

was wondering if anyone here can help me, my computers got a virus 'Trojan horse BackDoor.Agent.BA' avg picks the virus up but can't remove it, i've no idea how to get rid of it & the constant pop ups warning me of the virus are getting very annoying, i stopped really caring about the virus cause it doesn't seem to be doing anything anyway i just want to put a stop to the pop ups, is there anyway i can do this without uninstalling the programme?
cheers

4W4K3 · 09-19-2004, 08:03 PM

i have norton antivirus and i as well have 2 files in the Quarantine section. i cannot remove them, but yet they do nothing harmful to my machine. i thonk your best bet would be to make sure they are in a "quarantine" section or something similiar so they dont start tearing your PC apart. if thats been done then leave them alone until you get an update or something that removes them. i thought you could disable pop-ups from spyware or w/e your program is to stop notifying you...norton has that feature i guess, i never get notices. nayone know how to clear out unremovable but non-harmful viruses?!?!

Lorand · 09-20-2004, 02:07 AM

Try a removal tool: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_ts_removers.php

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nayone know how to clear out unremovable but non-harmful viruses?!?!

Why clear them if they are not harmful? Because of antivirus-warnings? Uninstall the antivirus and there you go...

4W4K3 · 09-20-2004, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Lorand

Why clear them if they are not harmful? Because of antivirus-warnings? Uninstall the antivirus and there you go...

yah i uninstall antivirus, then i lose my Quarantine and my viruses are free to roam my machine. i just want them gone in case Norton gets corrupted. i dont want the chance of them leaking through. Norton doesnt notify you though, only when ir first detects them, after that nuthin.

Lorand · 09-20-2004, 02:34 AM

I never had an antivirus from 1992 (when I bought my first computer). And never had viruses...
Could these be related? :-)

4W4K3 · 09-20-2004, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorand

I never had an antivirus from 1992 (when I bought my first computer). And never had viruses...
Could these be related? :-)

i never had them either. till i went to a LAN and someone infected the entire network. Norton works pretty good, that and the home network.

ZER0X · 09-25-2004, 04:17 PM

You can try and remove the virus manually, using windows recovery console....i've had to do that heaps

09-19-2004, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
marty New Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1	avg anti virus system help hello all, first post was wondering if anyone here can help me, my computers got a virus 'Trojan horse BackDoor.Agent.BA' avg picks the virus up but can't remove it, i've no idea how to get rid of it & the constant pop ups warning me of the virus are getting very annoying, i stopped really caring about the virus cause it doesn't seem to be doing anything anyway i just want to put a stop to the pop ups, is there anyway i can do this without uninstalling the programme? cheers

09-19-2004, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,892	i have norton antivirus and i as well have 2 files in the Quarantine section. i cannot remove them, but yet they do nothing harmful to my machine. i thonk your best bet would be to make sure they are in a "quarantine" section or something similiar so they dont start tearing your PC apart. if thats been done then leave them alone until you get an update or something that removes them. i thought you could disable pop-ups from spyware or w/e your program is to stop notifying you...norton has that feature i guess, i never get notices. nayone know how to clear out unremovable but non-harmful viruses?!?! __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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09-20-2004, 02:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 42 Posts: 3,042	I never had an antivirus from 1992 (when I bought my first computer). And never had viruses... Could these be related? :-)