MG's Voyager XG...TROJAN hitchhiker

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by strungout, Feb 27, 2010.

  1. strungout

    strungout Private E-2

    I downloaded the MG version of Voyager XG. Ran the obligatory virus scan and behold...^
    There was an ANTI-HOST TROJAN on board....
    My pc is almost squeeky clean, so where it came from....??? No se...!!!
    So, I Deep-Sixed it to the recycle bin and eradicated it.
    I'd appreciate an 'all clear' signal as I'd like to download it again, but don't want to
    use the time on dialup without a Greenlite to GO........

    May opt out altogether....TRYING to speed up pages on internet....
    So far OLDBLUE my IE6 gets off to a wizbang start with some MG tweaks and
    then spits the bit at the 3/4 pole.
    I've cleaned tmps, logs, n'junk....no apparent viral. trojan, malware....
    opening a second window will cause IE to stall or not find server.....
    especially during downloads....sometimes even one window will fail.
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    I doubt seriously that there was a trojan in any of our downloads, they are checked and double checked before being posted. However, if you want us to look at your system for any virii, please do the following:

    Please read ALL of this message including the notes before doing anything.

    Pleases follow the instructions in the below link:

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide


    and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.

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    • After completing the READ & RUN ME and attaching your logs, make sure that you tell us what problems still remain ( if any still do )!
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    1. If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode, you can run the steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:

    2. If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools and the manual updates for SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes ( links are given in the READ & RUN ME) onto another PC and then burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.
    3. If you cannot seem to login to an infected user account, try using a different user account (if you have one) in either normal or safe boot mode and running only SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes while logged into this aother user account. Then reboot and see if you can log into the problem user account. If you can then run SUPERAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, ComboFix and MGtools on the infected account as requested in the instructions.
    4. To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:

    Any additional post is a bump which will add more delay. Once you attach the logs, your thread will be in the work queue and as stated our system works the oldest threads FIRST.
     

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