Help removing a trojan

XabbaRus · 09-04-07, 02:57 PM

Seems I picked up a trojan

ZA reports it as Skintrim!generic

I have looked up removal and checked my registry and can't find any of the entries or paths it sets up. ZA can't seem to get rid of it.

Help.

The Avon Lady · 09-04-07, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I have looked up removal and checked my registry and can't find any of the entries or paths it sets up. ZA can't seem to get rid of it.

False positive, perhaps? :hmm:

Tchocky · 09-04-07, 03:13 PM

Just roll it off?

XabbaRus · 09-04-07, 03:15 PM

Maybe but I did get an annoying pop up directing me to a security site as indicated by symantec, but none of the files it is supposed to leave are there.

I am pretty good at moving around the registry and my system so I know I would have seen them.

Jimbuna · 09-04-07, 03:21 PM

How about installing something as a temporary alternative eg: Nod32 and let that scan your system to see if it detects it ? :hmm:

AVGWarhawk · 09-04-07, 03:26 PM

Symantec did not scan and isolate the trojan? Usually Symantec will catch these as they enter you computer, isolate and dump.

SUBMAN1 · 09-04-07, 03:38 PM

If you need to look at it with an alternate scanner - you can use Trend Micro's Housecall to scan it. It is a free scan and you don't have to install a 2nd virus scanner to have it take a look:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

-S

XabbaRus · 09-04-07, 03:48 PM

I'm downloading the full working trial version of AVG, lasts only 30 days but should be enough.

The Munster · 09-04-07, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

If you need to look at it with an alternate scanner - you can use Trend Micro's Housecall to scan it. It is a free scan and you don't have to install a 2nd virus scanner to have it take a look:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

-S

This is a great tool but the downside can be the length of time it takes especially if, like me, you have a load of junk on your Computer.
Recommend you set it off then go in a corner and do a 1000 piece jigsaw.

sunvalleyslim · 09-04-07, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Just roll it off?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

SUBMAN1 · 09-04-07, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Munson

This is a great tool but the downside can be the length of time it takes especially if, like me, you have a load of junk on your Computer.
Recommend you set it off then go in a corner and do a 1000 piece jigsaw.

Thats true - takes a bit. You can still use your system though while its going. Also, his program already should tell him where he needs to scan - just an idea. Any virus scanner - except maybe NOD32, takes forever. Norton AV takes even longer!

-S

DeepIron · 09-04-07, 03:54 PM

Best dang Anti-virus I've ever used... and it's free for home usage. This thing finds EVERYTHING and I haven't had a false positive yet...

http://www.avast.com/

Jimbuna · 09-04-07, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I'm downloading the full working trial version of AVG, lasts only 30 days but should be enough.

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Any virus scanner - except maybe NOD32, takes forever.

Noooooooooooooooooooo.....you have a PM

SUBMAN1 · 09-04-07, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I'm downloading the full working trial version of AVG, lasts only 30 days but should be enough.

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Any virus scanner - except maybe NOD32, takes forever.

Noooooooooooooooooooo.....you have a PM

I second that! AVG - Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

-S

NoTG · 09-04-07, 04:09 PM

I reccomend this. Spybot Search And Destroy. AND its FREE

If you cant find the paths and registry entries it might be because the threat is simply running in memory.(many ways to make it work without the need of the registry or even a file)

Spybot scans your active memory processes for any malware and removes them. Fast and Easy to use. Also uses little RAM and CPU. A great program.

Download it here: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

09-04-07, 02:57 PM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Help removing a trojan Seems I picked up a trojan ZA reports it as Skintrim!generic I have looked up removal and checked my registry and can't find any of the entries or paths it sets up. ZA can't seem to get rid of it. Help. __________________

09-04-07, 03:13 PM	#3
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Just roll it off? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

09-04-07, 03:15 PM	#4
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Maybe but I did get an annoying pop up directing me to a security site as indicated by symantec, but none of the files it is supposed to leave are there. I am pretty good at moving around the registry and my system so I know I would have seen them. __________________

09-04-07, 03:21 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	How about installing something as a temporary alternative eg: Nod32 and let that scan your system to see if it detects it ? :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-04-07, 03:26 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Symantec did not scan and isolate the trojan? Usually Symantec will catch these as they enter you computer, isolate and dump. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-04-07, 03:38 PM	#7
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you need to look at it with an alternate scanner - you can use Trend Micro's Housecall to scan it. It is a free scan and you don't have to install a 2nd virus scanner to have it take a look: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ -S __________________

09-04-07, 03:48 PM	#8
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm downloading the full working trial version of AVG, lasts only 30 days but should be enough. __________________

09-04-07, 03:54 PM	#12
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Best dang Anti-virus I've ever used... and it's free for home usage. This thing finds EVERYTHING and I haven't had a false positive yet... http://www.avast.com/

09-04-07, 04:09 PM	#15
NoTG Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 43 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I reccomend this. Spybot Search And Destroy. AND its FREE If you cant find the paths and registry entries it might be because the threat is simply running in memory.(many ways to make it work without the need of the registry or even a file) Spybot scans your active memory processes for any malware and removes them. Fast and Easy to use. Also uses little RAM and CPU. A great program. Download it here: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html