thepixiesrock Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I have this problem, I gat a lot of pop-ups, but not regular pop-ups. When I run a scan of my computer, it says I have some trojan dropper something. I had AdBlocker or something , but the trial period ran out. So my question is, how do I get rid of that trojan droper thing, or, what is a good pop-up blocker for that kind of thing? Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterSun Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Do you have virus protection?Norton works for blocking Trojan hacks,I find. master of my domain Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I have two virus programs, one running and one in reserve for 'contract' work. I also have adaware blocker, and spybot search and destroy running. Kills everything dead. The antivirusware is expensive, but the other stuff is free. I strongly suggest you load up. Viruses and spyware are no-longer just a nuisance. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepixiesrock Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 My antivirus is AVG, I have spyware blaster and spybot search and destroy. I don't know how to use this stuff to block/get rid of trojans though. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I strongly suggest you load up. Viruses and spyware are no-longer just a nuisance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds like some kind of advertisement for it. I too have got a lot of Norton anti-virus and spyware/adware stopper programs on my computer at the moment. About a week ago I had a trojan on my computer that loaded up a search engine on my desktop every time i started up, which I couldn't get rid of. I sent my computer off to PCWorld for a Healthcheck and that deleted it, so I can only recommend that kind of thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitch Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 ClamWin Antivirus AVG Free Edition Zone Alarm Firewall Microsoft Antispyware Ad-Aware (Spyware remover) Spybot Seach & Destroy (Spyware remover) Hijack This (be careful with this one if you don't know how to use it) and CWShredder (removes CoolWebSearch spyware) can be found here - http://merijn.org/downloads.html Also, if you haven't already, use Firefox as your browser. It's updated quite often so check for it every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 For a really good antivirus: http://www.kaspersky.com/ (Kaspersky Antivirus Personal Pro) For a really good software firewall: http://www.agnitum.com/ (Outpost Firewall Pro) Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I strongly suggest you load up. Viruses and spyware are no-longer just a nuisance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds like some kind of advertisement for it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sadly it is a fact that I get every single line of my dialogue from adverts. Even this one. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 And i thought i watched a lot of T.V.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderAndrew Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Find the exact name of the trojan and do a Google search for it. To make sure you don't get new viruses and spyware, I recommend you do the following: Use Firefox. Install a HOSTS file. Install Spybot Search and Destroy. It can immunize your system against Spyware as well as remove it. Install Adaware. And believe it or not, Microsoft has a really good beta Spyware program that will prevent Spyware and viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepixiesrock Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 Thatnks fellas. I'll see how googling it works out. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderAndrew Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Generally Googling the name will give you specific instructions for removing that particular trojan. I use AVG and Housecall and they've worked quite well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepixiesrock Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 As I said, I have AVG, Spyware Blaster, and Spybot: Search and Destroy. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderAndrew Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Housecall is an online virus scan. It isn't installed, but I use it to backup AVG. AVG is free and quite good, but somepeople insist that it doesn't catch everything, so I do Housecall checks from time to time. If you use Firefox, you won't get popups at all. I also like Maxthon, which is like a Firefox-esque version of IE. It blocks pop-ups, float ads, pop-unders, ActiveX scripts, etc. It has all the security of Firefox, but uses the IE rendering engine. But I didn't want to start a browser arguement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finger of Death Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Use Kaspersky,the best one. If I tell you I'm good You would probably think I'm boasting If I tell you I'm no good You know I'm lying ---Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashram Darkstar Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Another one I haven't seen mentioned in this thread that I would recommend trying is Spy Sweeper from Webroot. In truth you should probably run multiple programs to try and catch everything on your system. Some of the products mentioned do better jobs at removing certain types of spyware/adverts than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 When all else fails, re-format. Once you learn to keep your system organized in such a way as to make it a fairly simple process to save the files you must have, it's really pretty painless to reformat. Tho the re-installs of software is always a pain. I've known people who've spent hours to get rid of a virus/trojan when it'd take half that time just to re-format/re-install everything. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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