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Old Jun 11, 2005, 03:44 AM   #1
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Trojan found

I ran virus scan a few hours ago and it detected and deleted a trojan called 'Generic BackDoor.dr'. I have McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.0.

Anyone know what kind of virus it is and what might have done to my system? I heard some bad things about Trojan variants so I am just curious. It was not found on the boot drive though. No idea how long it has been there and I haven't notice any abnormality recently.

Any input is appreciated. Thanks
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Old Jun 11, 2005, 03:47 AM   #2
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Old Jun 11, 2005, 04:40 PM   #3
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It could be a simple spyware dropper. If you are having trouble removing it try Spybot S&D or Ad-Aware to see if it removes it.
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Old Jun 16, 2005, 04:20 AM   #4
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I never got torjan in my life I'd used ZASS for long time I recommed that you download the atispyware from MS one it's free
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Essentially, a Trojan allows the hacker to execute/acess commads off your PC therefore it's knickname "back-door" seeing as it "allows" access to your PC. In 99% of the cases, you don't have to worry about it, especially if you have a good firewall running.
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