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Dan
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Just ran an avast scan for the 1st time, and it has found a trojan...

Win32:Adloader-JQ [Trj]


Is it anything bad? i cant seem to find what it is?

I have deleted it anyhow, just wondered what it is and can do etc, as ive been having so many problems with my laptop its ajoke



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http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/lofiversion/index.php/t81857.html
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Thats a different one mate, its AZ, i have JQ

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Get yourself AVG, Windows Defender, Spybot and Adaware and run them.
All Free.

[Edited on 21-09-2008 by _Allan_]
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Ive got the full version of avast, That seems good?

Ill get the rest of the programs

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Yeah Avast is good. It's just I've found a combination of programs keeps most nasties at bay.

[Edited on 21-09-2008 by _Allan_]
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ANy idea about what i had?

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a trojan is back door into your pc, so depending if somebody got in, you could have given paypal details etc away
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Does avast work as anti virus while surfing etc? and block incoming attacks etc?

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Doing as u said allan.

So far both about 50% and adaware has found 297 infections,

Spybot has found 13

Uh oh :/

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stop downloading gay porn then
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STFU moron

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just move it to the vault and forget it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan
Doing as u said allan.

So far both about 50% and adaware has found 297 infections,

Spybot has found 13

Uh oh :/


Most will be just tracking cookies but that is a fair amount.
You might also want to set your advanced internet options to 'Empty temporary internet files folder when browser is closed'.

[Edited on 22-09-2008 by _Allan_]
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Ive just been removing it all? is that not wise?

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Yeah just remove what it finds. I've yet to ever delete something that was needed as a result of the list of infections etc..

 
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