trojan horse generic9.aavj help

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by RedRedRed, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. RedRedRed

    RedRedRed Private E-2

    I recently got the trojan horse generic9.aavj and I realize there's another thread on it, but I also have some additional questions.

    What exactly does this virus do? Are any of my passwords at risk? Should I change all the passwords saved on FF? I haven't used any passwords since getting this virus, and I've used a fake password to make this majorgeeks account.

    When I use hjt, it alerts me that my system does not allow write access to the Hosts file. Is this the virus's doing or does it have something to do with me having Vista?

    Here's my hjt:

    Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
    Scan saved at 8:50:10 PM, on 7/28/2008
    Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1905 SP1)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)


    Edit by chaslang: Inline HJT log removed. READ & RUN ME sticky not followed.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jul 29, 2008
  2. RedRedRed

    RedRedRed Private E-2

    Paranoid Question about a trojan virus

    I recently (3 hours ago) got a "trojan horse generic9.aavj" virus.

    My AVG said it deleted it, and so far, it hasn't popped up again.

    However, I am severely paranoid about viruses and I have some questions.

    What does this virus do? Can it keylog? Are any of my passwords at risk? Do I need to change all of them?

    I couldn't find any information or answers to these questions online, so I apologize if they seem dumb.
     
  3. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Please follow the instructions in the below link and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions. If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going. Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not.

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide


    Note: If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode. You can running 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:

    Starting your computer in Safe mode
     

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