avg 8.5....infections and warnings?

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fastforded

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used norton 360 and macafee, computer scanned fine.

used avg free, it found 4 infections, and 1595 warnings.....

any suggestions, thoughts?

and all the warnings/infections are in files too big to delete single file, think it wants me to erase whole file....

and why did first 2 miss them, and avg found them?

also running super anti spyware. no issues detected.

thanks, any clarity on my con fusion appreciated
 
The 1595 item are most likely tracking cookies. What files are the other 4 attached to and what directories?
 
johnb35 said:
The 1595 item are most likely tracking cookies. What files are the other 4 attached to and what directories?
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"C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\AVS Video Converter 6.2.3.314 \AVSVideoConverter.exe:\InstallMgr.exe";"Trojan horse Downloader.Generic8.AAMM"
"C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\AVS Video Converter 6.2.3.314 \AVSVideoConverter.exe";"Trojan horse Downloader.Generic8.AAMM"
"C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\AVS Video Tools 5.6.1.715 \AVSVideoTools.exe:\TOOLSU~1.EXE";"Trojan horse BackDoor.Generic10.ALMQ"
"C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\AVS Video Tools 5.6.1.715 \AVSVideoTools.exe";"Trojan horse BackDoor.Generic10.ALMQ"

passed super anti spyware, nothing found.
passed malabytes anti malware, nothing found.
 
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.37
Database version: 2291
Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2

6/17/2009 4:16:47 PM
mbam-log-2009-06-17 (16-16-47).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|G:\|)
Objects scanned: 421022
Time elapsed: 18 hour(s), 12 minute(s), 3 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
If I were you, I would format and do a clean install. The owner before you got it from a torrent which was infected. You have no idea what else may be on that system.
 
johnb35 said:
If I were you, I would format and do a clean install. The owner before you got it from a torrent which was infected. You have no idea what else may be on that system.
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like in the registry?

running windows vista.

used ccleaner before i scanned with avg.
 
If you got a preinstalled computer from a previous owner, you have no idea what else is on that system. I would want a freshly installed system if I was taking something over, especially if its infected.
 
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johnb35 said:
If you got a preinstalled computer from a previous owner, you have now idea what else is on that system. I would want a freshly installed system if I was taking something over, especially if its infected.
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yeah, better safe than sorry. i hoped there was a way around doing that.
 
AVG can be sensitive. google the "infected" files. see if anything regarding the file as a trojan comes up. Read around and make your decision on what to do.
If it passes other antivirus software, or has .generic as an infection, then AVG might just be being picky with the files.
 
fastforded said:
not possible to uninstall those programs, delete those files, and rescan?

whats a trojan and whats the danger?
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Trojans are nasty programs that do all sorts of undesirable things
Trojan horses are designed to allow a hacker remote access to a target computer system. Once a Trojan horse has been installed on a target computer system it is possible for a hacker to access it remotely and perform operations. The type of operations that a hacker can perform are limited by user privileges on the target computer system and the design of the Trojan horse itself.

Operations which could be performed by a hacker on a target computer system include:

* Deletion of files
* Modification of files
* Uploading of files
* Downloading of files
* Installation of software (including other malware)
* Data Theft (e.g. passwords, security codes, credit card information)
* Use of the machine as part of a Botnet (e.g. to perform Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks)
* Keystroke logging
* Viewing the user's screen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)
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Some can be particularly difficult to remove. If it's a new PC to you - as suggested - it'd probably be easier to freshly re-install everything and overwrite the drive if you have the disks with O/S and all the other applciations. You won't have to worry about losing important files you need to save - as would be the case if you had an older drive and you picked it up in your daily web use somewhere.

if I see a Trojan - the first thing I do is disconnect my PC from the net - and try and remove it with software on my PC. I don't know if that's the recommended step - but if somebody is hacking my PC - they can't access the application if I'm not on the internet. Technology isn't that far advanced yet... LOL
 
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Jamin43 said:
Trojans are nasty programs that do all sorts of undesirable things


Some can be particularly difficult to remove. If it's a new PC to you - as suggested - it'd probably be easier to freshly re-install everything and overwrite the drive if you have the disks with O/S and all the other applciations. You won't have to worry about losing important files you need to save - as would be the case if you had an older drive and you picked it up in your daily web use somewhere.

if I see a Trojan - the first thing I do is disconnect my PC from the net - and try and remove it with software on my PC. I don't know if that's the recommended step - but if somebody is hacking my PC - they can't access the application if I'm not on the internet. Technology isn't that far advanced yet... LOL
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makes sense thanks.

once a trojans been downloaded its in there forever?
and do you need to actually get the trojan into the os?

and the trojan gets into the os, correct?

thanks
 
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