what does a trojan horse do?

[loverboy260]

i downloaded the "free virus software" suggested from the "virus thread" and it found the "trojab horse" but for some reason the software cant clean it! so i deleted the programme (into recycle bin) and ran thevirus checker again, and it said there is still one!
so is deleting the infected prog get rids of the virus???
thanks


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i keep hearing these noises from my PC which sound like an evil/devlish grin like "hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo" is this the work of trojan or just when someone from buddy list (AOL) logs on and off?

[Aga_aur_Hima]

Trojans are very bad because they are disguised within things that you cannot delete......:down:

[DesiBaba]

well get NAV and run a Live Update on it and then scan ur infected folder..tha mite solve ur prob

[echarcha]

take their name from the legend of the Trojan Horse. The Trojan Horse was a big wooden horse devised by Odysseus to get the Greek troops inside the Trojan Walls. The Trojans took the horse as a gift not knowing it was filled with warriors.

In computers, you have cute little programs like a exe file which when executed displays some nice animation or some cool game or some other interesting and seemingly harmless program. But when you execute it, all it does is install a software without your knowledge. This software then can be used to do many damaging things like capturing every key you type and send it to some server. There goes your online privacy and security.

More details about the real Trojan legend here -

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa100599.htm#trojan

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa100599.htm

http://ctct.essortment.com/legendtrojanwa_rhss.htm

[deshbhakt_gandh]

I had Trojan and yaha.g (thanks to the indian hackers.) ;) ;) ;) recently i think through a mail and i tried everything but what happened was i was able to delete the yaha but trojan always stayed in there and yaha kept on coming back bcs it was hidden in the Trojan .
Also i forwarded a lot of emails to whossoever in my message folder containing info in my hidden folders which contained info about my credit cards. My frnd received that info he got the virus too as soon as he opened that mail.
So we both had to reboot everything, after trying almost everything on this planet.:confused: :confused: :confused:

[loverboy260]

Originally posted by DesiBaba
well get NAV and run a Live Update on it and then scan ur infected folder..tha mite solve ur prob
wats the site link for nav? is it free?

[brahmchari]

http//www.symantec.com

NAV = Norton Anti Virus

No. Its not free. But there is a trial version.

[brahmchari]

If you have the name of the trojan which is resident in your PC, may be some extra help can be provided.

[Budmaas]

Download virus removal files instead of trozen etc.. or use Norton Internet Security.

Keep your antivirus programs updated & fully scanned to your PC.

:rolleyes: