How do you remove Trojan Virus? My McAfee program can't seem to getrid of it.

I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
on google and yahoo?

I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
rid of it permanently?

Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
effective? : http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/

Thanks in advance.

On 05/09/2009 02:38 AM, The Sun Tribe sent:
> I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
> trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
> on google and yahoo?
>
> I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
> NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
> to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
> funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
> it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
> rid of it permanently?
>
> Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
> effective? : http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/
>
> Thanks in advance.

Hello:

Download, install, update and run the following freeware:

MBAM: <http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php>
SAS: <http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html>

Please update this thread with your progress. IMO, the above are the
top two applications of their kind.

HTH

Pete
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Jose wrote:
> On May 9, 5:38 am, The Sun Tribe <and-r...@live.com> wrote:
> Try the Malwarebytes and if that doesn't do it, run MBAM again in safe
> mode.
>
> Does Start, Run, regedit work? How about Start, Run, cmd?
>
> Please report back.

I was under the impression that MBAM worked better in Normal mode while SAS
works better in Safe Mode.

On May 9, 12:58*pm, "Buffalo" <E...@nada.com.invalid> wrote:
> Jose wrote:
> > On May 9, 5:38 am, The Sun Tribe <and-r...@live.com> wrote:
> > Try the Malwarebytes and if that doesn't do it, run MBAM again in safe
> > mode.
>
> > Does Start, Run, regedit work? *How about Start, Run, cmd?
>
> > Please report back.
>
> I was under the impression that MBAM worked better in Normal mode while SAS
> works better in Safe Mode.

That could very well be, I sure don't know for sure either way! I
think I have only booted in safe mode twice in my life.

The Sun Tribe wrote:
> I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
> trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
> on google and yahoo?
>
> I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
> NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
> to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
> funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
> it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
> rid of it permanently?
>
> Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
> effective? : http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

I imagine virus can be different but one got past my McAfee and when I
restored computer to previous date but McAfee would not work and I had
to remove it. Rather than reinstall I thought I'd try free Avast

> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

and it found and removed the Trojan virus. Been about 6 trouble free
weeks now. The virus had reverted my computer to about the day I had
bought it and none of my files were there including new programs I had
installed. It was frightening but fortunately Vista restored to a
previous date and all was OK.


McAfee is free from Comcast isp but for me has always been a PITA as a
resource hog.

"The Sun Tribe" <and-> wrote in message
news:5def6616-7b04-43bd-81ba-...
>I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
> trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
> on google and yahoo?

There is no such thing as a "trojan virus" despite what you may have
heard.

Mostly, search engine hijacks and browser hijacks are adware/foistware
related.

> I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
> NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
> to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
> funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
> it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
> rid of it permanently?

You may be getting rid of it just fine, but then re-exposing yourself to
the foistware by visiting certain sites with your security settings to
lenient.

> Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
> effective? :
> http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/

I don't know too much about that one, but I don't think they will help
you as much as increased security will. If you really are being only
partially cleaned by McAfee (or other antimalware), I would suggest
MalwareBytes Antimalware (MBAM) and SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) because of
the good recommendations I hear about them in these security related
newsgroups.

On May 9, 6:25*pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> The Sun Tribe wrote:
> > I keep getting re-directed when I used search engines. I think I have
> > trojan virus. Is that what the trojan virus does? Screws up searches
> > on google and yahoo?
>
> > I ran McAfee several times, and each time it detected and removed
> > NTOSKRNL-HOOK (Trojan). And, my searches on google and yahoo are back
> > to normal again. But, few days later, I start getting redirected to
> > funny sites when I do searches again. So, I re-run the McAfee scan and
> > it says it detected and removed the Trojan hook again. How can I get
> > rid of it permanently?
>
> > Is the SPYHUNTER download software on this site worth it and
> > effective? :http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/ov...egory/Trojans/
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> I imagine virus can be different but one got past my McAfee and when I
> restored computer to previous date but McAfee would not work and I had
> to remove it. *Rather than reinstall I thought I'd try free Avast
>
> >http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> and it found and removed the Trojan virus. *Been about 6 trouble free
> weeks now. *The virus had reverted my computer to about the day I had
> bought it and none of my files were there including new programs I had
> installed. *It was frightening but fortunately Vista restored to a
> previous date and all was OK.
>
> McAfee is free from Comcast isp but for me has always been a PITA as a
> resource hog.

I agree about McAfee - I have Comcast also. Slow and a resource hog
like you said, plus it never found a darn thing. Now it is history.

I am up on MBAM for the moment. Never tried SAS, but might.

I think he means it like - "the TROJAN virus!", like that is the name
given to the virus, TROJAN. I'm sticking with "malicious software" to
be safe.

Good to know about the safe mode thing...

"Jose" <> wrote in message
news:7d62d976-5dd5-49ac-ace1-...

> I think he means it like - "the TROJAN virus!", like that is the name
> given to the virus, TROJAN.

That would be an incredibly stupid name for the professionals to use for
a virus.

> I'm sticking with "malicious software" to be safe.

Malware (malicious software) is the correct umbrella term. A virus is a
particular type of recursively self-replicating malware.

David H. Lipman wrote:
>> Saying "trojan virus" ike like saying my car is is a Ford Chrysler.

I never knew they made them.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=How...F-8&fr=hp-pvdt
"unknown" wrote:

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