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Lemon =GCHQ=
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Post subject: TROJANS  Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:36 pm |
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Gents, some plonker at work as downloaded nero ...... but it has an embeded trojan within ..... will the antivirus get rid of the trojan
or will i have to delete the whole of nero
please dont just reply with " i would just delete it" as thats not the answere to the question
many thanks Lem
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:10 pm |
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All depends on the virus and how good your anti-virus program is tbh.
Easiest/most secure = format and re-instal from last clean back-ups.
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Lemon =GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:12 pm |
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oap wrote: All depends on the virus and how good your anti-virus program is (too lazy to type To Be Honest).
Easiest/most secure = format and re-instal from last clean back-ups.
sorry its a trojan .... not a virus ... _________________ "If your going to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite."- Winston Churchill three and a half foot long??? dude, it could have swallowed you whole! 3jorn=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:37 pm |
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Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: oap wrote: All depends on the virus and how good your anti-virus program is (too lazy to type To Be Honest).
Easiest/most secure = format and re-instal from last clean back-ups. sorry its a trojan .... not a virus ... A trojan is technically classed as a Virus if I remember correctly isn't it? My anti-virus always picks them up etc... So presumebly an anti-virus would work.  _________________ 
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Arma
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Post subject: Re: TROJANS Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:41 pm |
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Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: will the antivirus get rid of the trojan
Possibly, but just removing it is the eassiet and safest bet. _________________ 
"I wish my lawn was emo, so it would cut itself...."
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Lemon =GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:43 pm |
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thx Gents
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:08 pm |
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Yeah, and I'd use a file shredder to remove them, as we all know, Windoze has their annoying recovery feature. > . >
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Post subject: hey lemon Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:22 pm |
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are the the plonker ?
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