trojan horse and AVG

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Member Since: Nov 27, 2007

can anyone help me?
I have a couple o trojan horses attached to exe. files in the vault of AVG.
can i "empty vault?"
or will that stuff up the realted folders?
If so, how do i get rid of the blitters?
Cheers.

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Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 11, 2008 08:32 am

Just delete the file...AVG has a delete button in there someplace.

I am not a crook's head
Member
Since: Mar 14, 2003

Mar 11, 2008 11:13 am

You should be able to empty the vault...if your computer is already working fine without those files in place, then you should be able to get rid of them without problems (if they're in your vault, then they've been moved there from their original location).

Unless you really feel like keeping the files, then you can attempt to disinfect them. I haven't tried that approach, I just delete them.

Beware BitTorrent ;)

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Member
Since: Nov 27, 2007

Mar 12, 2008 03:00 am

thanks guys. emptied vault. all seems well.

Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Mar 12, 2008 09:30 pm

BitTorrent is OK as long as it isn't abused and you only use a good client like Azureus or the like. AVG works with Azureus to check incoming files before anything bad happens.

I am not a crook's head
Member
Since: Mar 14, 2003

Mar 13, 2008 05:37 am

I still managed to wreck my PC by making a bad decision to download a file. It was through Azureus too, but I didn't think to scan the thing before I opened it. On the bright side, I got to figure out how the system restore function works on my new computer.

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Member
Since: May 11, 2002

Mar 13, 2008 06:02 pm

viruses? sounds like you guys are useing a bad operating system! :)

It's funny though... I did a TCO calculation between my XP DAW and my first linux DAW... simply not having to run virus and spyware scans would cover the difference in 'cost' in about a week... I think it was like 30 hours for an XP DAW and 35 for the first linux one... but that was also trying to do it with slackware :)


Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Mar 13, 2008 10:29 pm

Tadpui, that is the only downfall with BitTorrent sometimes. Any part can contain a virus. That is why I keep AVG tied to it so it can scan as the parts come in.

I've learned to scan everything even from KVR and the like. You simply never know what might be in there.

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