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Help have I got Trojans.....

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  • Little_John
    Little_John Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    well the problem was you were getting warnings you were infected

    you did the scan and it found and removed stuff

    You are no longer getting the warnings that it is infected.

    Can you work out what the answer may be?

    Sorry just my sarcastic head. There are a lot of spyware etc that install and tell you you are infected with a virus or trojan when you are not, mbam finds and removes these programs resulting it the fake infection software being removed so you no longer get the warnings. If you ever get any warning like that make sure you know where it is coming from. They install this type of spyware in the hope that you will click the link it gives you, and buy the software they recomend to remove the infection.
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    After that download SUPERANTI SPYWARE
    http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
    UPDATE and SCAN

    Reboot and do a fresh hijack log
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    well the problem was you were getting warnings you were infected

    you did the scan and it found and removed stuff

    You are no longer getting the warnings that it is infected.

    Can you work out what the answer may be?

    Sorry just my sarcastic head. There are a lot of spyware etc that install and tell you you are infected with a virus or trojan when you are not, mbam finds and removes these programs resulting it the fake infection software being removed so you no longer get the warnings. If you ever get any warning like that make sure you know where it is coming from. They install this type of spyware in the hope that you will click the link it gives you, and buy the software they recomend to remove the infection.


    Are you talking to me John?
    :idea:
  • Little_John
    Little_John Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    Are you talking to me John?

    nope, you were not the one getting virus/trojan warnings.
  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    I don't like your taste in music crazy in love beyonce:rotfl: a lot of illegal music contain viruses now which tell you to install fake codecs.
  • liljo
    liljo Posts: 23 Forumite
    I don't like your taste in music crazy in love beyonce:rotfl: a lot of illegal music contain viruses now which tell you to install fake codecs.


    That would be my daughter...not something I would listen to believe me!
  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    Uninstall limewire probably how you got infected and tell her not to use it again.
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,619 Forumite
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    navigate to where these files are shown

    C:\Users\liljojo\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\crazy in love beyonce.mp3

    C:\Users\liljojo\Documen ts\LimeWire\Saved\driving home for christmas rea.m3

    C:\Users\liljojo\Documen ts\LimeWire\Saved\top 40 charts.wma


    and delete them, then empty the recycle bin or use

    www.ccleaner.com

    to empty the recycle bin for you

    then reboot....see if you get any more warnings
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  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    Browntoa do you know what C:\Windows\PLFSetI.exe is?
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,619 Forumite
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    File related to Sonix software
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