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trojan wJWs.exe, how do I know I killed it
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unrich
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I was browsing and all of a sudden a DOS window popped up and hey presto I had wJQs.exe doing stuff. Running Firefox 3.0.2, Avast (online scanner enabled) and a firewall.
I turned off wireless and have done the following.
Cleaned out all temp and internet files
Run Avast from boot up,
Restored to a restore point a week ago.
Run adaware 2008 with latest definitions
Upgraded back to FF 3.0.2
Rerun Adaware and avast.
Before logging back in to ebay/paypa/mail etc are there any other scans I can do to see if I still have a trojan inection?
Thanks
Off to read through the howtos already posted. So if its in there don't repost.
I turned off wireless and have done the following.
Cleaned out all temp and internet files
Run Avast from boot up,
Restored to a restore point a week ago.
Run adaware 2008 with latest definitions
Upgraded back to FF 3.0.2
Rerun Adaware and avast.
Before logging back in to ebay/paypa/mail etc are there any other scans I can do to see if I still have a trojan inection?
Thanks
Off to read through the howtos already posted. So if its in there don't repost.
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also boot your pc into safe mode and scan it with ad-aware then spybot. The trojan could be booting up when u start your pc up. in safe mode it wont start and will be deleted properly0
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