[mitchbeast]

hi, yesterday someone on msn sent me a message saying:


i new it was a virus hence the .exe but i downloaded it but did not run it i just saved it to my desktop 2 have a look at it i called it trojan.exe. next i opened the cmd.exe and typed:
C:\users\Kl1x\desktop\trojan.exe strings
I thort this would show me any output commands for the file so i could see something about it. after i clicked enter a windowed message came up:

"Profile not recognised"

i looked on my desktop and the trojan.exe file had disappeard. im wondering if the trojan is actually on my comupter or its been deleted. after i couldnt install spyware doctor, kaspersky, or McAfee, and my history and favourites have been deleted. but nothing else.

im confused whether its on my computer or not :(

please reply someone. thanks a lot

mitch

[Hybr!d]

That's real clever posting a link to a live virus isn't it?

[mitchbeast]

i didnt mean too im only after a bit of help so-rry

[Hybr!d]

Run a virus scan, that should pick anything up.

[mitchbeast]

i am running a virus scan with the only virus protection it lets me install and thats AVG but i dont think its going 2 get anything :(

[Hybr!d]

Originally Posted by mitchbeast

i am running a virus scan with the only virus protection it lets me install and thats AVG but i dont think its going 2 get anything :(

If AVG is up to date it will pick up anything if it's on your system.

[mitchbeast]

you no when i ran the strings command at the end of the virus path in the cmd.exe and then the file disappeard. do you think the virus was automatically deleted or do you think my computer executed it?

[Hybr!d]

No idea, as I said if your system is infected an AV will pick it up.

[mitchbeast]

ok then thanks for your help ill let you know if it picks anything up. and sorry about the virus link i just never thought its my first time on a forum so i just was thinking about my own help sorry

[valis]

if you could also post a hijackthis logfile for perusal, that will help us narrow down what AVG doesn't find......as below:

Please do this:

· Click here to download HJThis.exe (Click the Download from Merijn.org link)
· Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
· Doubleclick on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
· By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
· Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Additional Tasks dialogue.
· Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
· Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
· At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
· Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad.
· Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
· Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
· DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

thanks,

v