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How to delete the "Downloader.Trojan" virus ?

Asked by cross-ways in Miscellaneous

Tags: virus, remove, how, installation

My Norton Antivirus 2005 (Internet Security 2005) has detected the following virus (which it cannot repair or delete) :

Loadadv458.exe
Downloader.Trojan

The location of the infected file is:

C:\ProgramFIles\Common Files \ Wise Installation Wizard\WISCDEBF9E7BCEB43A7986CE66377C28ABC_1_0_0.MSI

This is what I have tried so far ( which has NOT resolved the problem) :

1) Tried to delete it from the quarantine list - from the "Backup items" - but it still shows up again.

2) Scanned with TrojanHunter, which detected and removed the virus. However....when I did a new scan with Norton, it reported that the virus was still there (that I am still infected). I then ran the TrojanHunter scan again...which then indicated that I had NO infections or threatsbut according to Norton, I still have.

3) I scanned with "Trend Micro House Scan" , which removed a lot of things (but nothing looking like the Downloader.Trojan virus. (while doing this scan, a Norton "announcement" suddenly showed up explaining that Norton had detected and deleted a virus named "Downloader.Trojan" ...and DELETED it ! , but it still showed up in the next Norton scan I did.

4) I scanned with Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4, which didnt help.

5) I followed the suggestion in the Symantec link: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/downloader.trojan.html.... and did a Norton scan in Safe Mode + looked for anything suspicious in HKEY_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run
HKEY_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/runonce
HKEY_current_user/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run HKEY_current_user/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/runonce
..but nothing changed.

6) I tried out the Hijack Spyware Tools ( HijackThis 1.99.1)...but I am afraid that tool is too complicated for me.

7) I scanned with ScanSpyware v.38which detected many things, but they require that you purchase it if you want to use its cleaning tool (...and I have no credit card).

8) I scanned with the Ewido Security Suite software, which detected and deleted a number of spyware threats, but did NOT detect the virus I have not in the full scan, and not when I went to the windows file that is infected, highlighted it, right clicked it and choose Scan with ewido (doing the same with Norton, the virus is detected

What else can I dothat is not difficult for an amateur like me ?

Grateful for any suggestions?

Hans

Ps. I am running on a Windows XP Home

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How to delete the "Downloader.Trojan" virus ?

Asked by cross-ways in Miscellaneous

Tags: virus, remove, how, installation

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