Topic: I got a trojan

I have no idea how, but my anti-virus thing keeps saying that I have a trojan virus. What should I do?

What anti-virus is it?

Well, I have Avira AntiVir Personal Free aNtivirus Norton Scurity Scan and Personal AntiVirus.

A trojan virus?

Which antivirus program is giving you the warning, and does it include instructions or options for cleaning, etc?

It's also possible that the warning itself is fake, so make sure it's coming from a trusted antivirus program.

malwarebytes

I've lost track of how many threads I've dropped that link in now, but give this a try. Full scan it, then let me know if it killed it.

And Avast is THE best free anti-virus, trust me I've tried them all. Avoid AVGFree like the plague!

I wouldn't really trust any free antivirus myself. I use McAfee and so far it's done a really good job of keeping my computer safe

Yup, Avast is the way to go. I used to put AVG everywhere but too many things pass right through it.

@lz: Avast IS trustworthy. Like I said, it is the best free one out there. And McAfee is ok, I am using it too, but that misses stuff also. There is no one solution, which is why at least a couple of layers of protection is the best bet.

And a lot of virus progs don't search for spyware/malware so you'll need something else for that (link in post #6). And don't use flippin' Internet Exploder, that's the oldest rule in the book. Don't!

Well, Free Antivirus keeps on saying it and when I do a scan with Avira is says that. I haven't tried Norton yet. I keep on thinking I got it from either my brother or this card reader/wirter I got to put music on my Dsi. The card reader is Dane-Elec.

And have you tried the free programs I suggested? They have saved me in the past when others failed. Trying to help here dude.

I'd try what Machu said. If that doesn't work, then there are a number of programs that offer trials or free removals. Just make sure its a reliable program that you download from a reputable source.

Machu, I'm downloading Avast right now, so I'll tell you if it works.

@Machu: That's true. I'm not using Norton anymore as that stupid program gave me the "blue screen of death" when it tried to update. I'm using McAfee Internet Security and for some strange reason it doesn't slow down my computer like people claim that it does.

Also,try kaspersky online scanner and housecall by trendmicro

@Xkhaoz: Try malwarebytes also as that looks for stuff that antivirus does not. Good luck.
@lz2009: McAfee IS a bloater, just like Norton. I only use it cos it doesn't touch 4 processors. But on the other pc i use, I daren't cos it's chugtastic.

Norton detects more than some people claim, but the real problems are that it doesn't catch some of the newer problems. That, and as has been said, it's a freakin' resource hog, especially on an older computer.

And here I thought this was gonna be a naughty thread...
My advice is to buy a Mac.

Bad Sushie, LOL @ both points.

Personal Antivirus is fake. It's what's known as 'scareware', and it tries telling you that there are several severe threats in order to make you pay for the ful software so you can 'remove' them from your computer. That's likely the problem.