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zsalyers
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:31 pm    Post subject: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
somehow a virus got in my computer late last week. i have AVG (btw, anyone else thing AVG is OK?) and it keeps catching trojans here and there that keep showing up. I don't know if i've got them all or not.

Anyway... since then, there have been some problems.

the first time i bing up internet explorer there is not a URL box nor toolbars. It's only the 1st time I bring it up.

Next, when a page comes up, it won't load the pictures (especially GIFs) from that site. I can view the pics if i right click and hit "view" or something, but that's the only way.

I believe the trojans are gone, but how do I fix these problems? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Zane
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:09 am    Post subject: Re: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
Looks like the Internet Explorer settings need to be restored to their default values. Have a look in "tools" > "internet options".
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:00 am    Post subject: Re: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
wow.... that one worked.
got another one thogh... i go to control panel then add/remove programs and it's blank.
any suggestions are appreciated smile
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:39 am    Post subject: Re: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
I'd suggest you search in Google for the name of this trojan/virus - you should be able to find complete removal instructions on antivirus sites like Symantec.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:47 pm    Post subject: Re: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
Instead of AVG I would try AVIRA ANTIVIR. It works well for me, it's free, and has had good write ups in places like consumer reports. http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:49 am    Post subject: Re: had a trojan virus, now have problems... Reply with quote
I downloaded antivir, but it says that it's only a demo and that it doesn't come with updates. was it like that when you downloaded it?
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