Trojan

Help! I have AVG anti-virus software and today a screen
flashed up saying AVG...a Trojan found in Temporary
Internet Folder...do I want to enable it? In the corner
of the screen were seconds counting down and the only
option to press was No button, which I did. But now I'm
worried that I pressed No when I shouldn't have.

I'm running a complete virus check on my computer now but
that will take several hours to finish. Is there a quick
way I can check if I have a Trojan?

If AVG detected a Trojan, you did the right thing. No is.... Good. :-) It's
in the Temp files? Empty them, that'll get rid of it. IE OptionsGeneral
tabDelete filesdelete all off-line contentYesOK your way out.

In the future you can use AVG (or most all other programs) to scan
selectively. With AVG do this: Tool menutestscustom testaccess the
location to selectively scanstart scan. :-)

BTW, some AV programs can detect *some* Trojans. Some Anti-Spyware Programs
can detect some "viruses", and most (but not all) Trojans, spyware, malware,
etc. One normally might have several programs to deal with the varieties of
things that abound in the vast WWW.

Only use trusted, known, time tested products. Be aware of "rip-off,
sound-alike" products.
Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

An excellent site for general info on a wide range of security related
issues.
Protecting Your Privacy & Security
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main-nf.htm

You can also employ on-line scans for a "back-up/ verification" of a
suspected pest which may be detected by your on board equipment.

Quick and basic scans from any of the following sites:
Doxdesk parasite scan
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/
Jim Eshelmans WSC on-line quick scan
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.htm
Bugs Glitches and Stuff-ups
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm

More In-Depth on-line scanners for parasites and Trojans:
GFI free on-line Trojan scanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Sygate Technologies Trojanscan
http://scan.sygatetech.com/pretrojanscan.html
PestPatrol on-line scan
http://www.pestscan.com/home.asp
SpywareChecker on-line scan
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html

Parasites, spyware malware basics:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

On-Line Virus scanners:

RAV Antivirus Online Virus Scan
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
Command on Demand
http://www.authentium.com/solutions/cod/index.cfm
Freedom on-line virus check
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/o...iruscheck.html
TrendMicro Housecall (also detects some Trojans)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
BitDefender Scan Online
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Kapersky Online Virus Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
The above scanner works differently from most; it is a server based scanner,
and will only scan individual files, or directories which are limited to 1
MB in total size. It will not do a full system scan.

Hauri LiveCall Online virus scanning
http://www.globalhauri.com/html/products/livecall.html
The above is also server based if I remember correctly

Panda on-line virus scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp

McAfee FreeScan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check (page offers security and/or virus scan)
http://snipurl.com/7gz1

Other vulnerability tests:
Jason's Toolbox Browser Security Tests
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
Qualys' Free Browser Checkup
http://browsercheck.qualys.com/
MyNe****chman - WinPopUP Tester
http://www.myne****chman.com/winpopuptester.asp

Firewall tests: (YMMV :-)
Sygate Technologies Stealthscan
http://scan.sygatetech.com/prestealthscan.html
PortScan from Hackerwatch.org
http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
ShieldsUp ports and security tests
http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Site which links to various tests
Security-Ops
http://www.security-ops.tk/

How to disable Windows Messenger Service or WinPopup
http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum...c/11211-1.html

More general info you should be aware of:
The Parasite Fight; Quick Fix Protocol
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
How to surf the Internet more safely with Internet Explorer
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/surf-safe.html
So how did I get infected in the first place?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957

HTH -
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Help! I have AVG anti-virus software and today a screen
flashed up saying AVG...a Trojan found in Temporary
Internet Folder...do I want to enable it? In the corner
of the screen were seconds counting down and the only
option to press was No button, which I did. But now I'm
worried that I pressed No when I shouldn't have.

I'm running a complete virus check on my computer now but
that will take several hours to finish. Is there a quick
way I can check if I have a Trojan?

Remove the index and the error message will just away.

Delete/Empty Temporary Internet Cache completely
How To: and with most operating system.
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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wrote in message
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Help! I have AVG anti-virus software and today a screen
flashed up saying AVG...a Trojan found in Temporary
Internet Folder...do I want to enable it? In the corner
of the screen were seconds counting down and the only
option to press was No button, which I did. But now I'm
worried that I pressed No when I shouldn't have.

I'm running a complete virus check on my computer now but
that will take several hours to finish. Is there a quick
way I can check if I have a Trojan?