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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
I currently have a trojan horse on my computer. I'm not at home; I'm at a computer somewhere else. My computer at home is off because I've been told that the virus can't do anything if I have the computer turned off. There's so much I don't understand about this and I was thinking some or many of you might have some or all of the answers.
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Sorry this happened to you, those things are horrible.
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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
First of all, I don't understand how I got this thing. I was told by the people from whom I bought the computer that I must've downloaded it from somewhere. Recently I've downloaded Quintessential CD player, but I thought that program was legit. (?) Of course I've also downloaded from various FM sites that I've gotten access to from throwndown.net. I didn't think there was anything wrong with that. What are the chances that one of those fan sites would have a trojan horse?
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Unfortunately you can get these now just from visiting a Web site, so be very choosey about where you surf. I'm sure you didn't do anything wrong, these things are so prevalent now it sucks. I doubt it was from one of the fan sites, I don't know about that Q CD company, not familiar with them.
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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
Why didn't Norton Antivirus stop it from infecting my computer? I'm kind of wondering what the purpose is of paying 60 dollars for Norton Antivirus if this still happens.
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Well, if your Norton was up to date then it did not yet have a "cure" for this virus. They have to come up with these fixes after the virus comes out. So when someone creates a new viurs there's a period of time where your computer is vulnerable.
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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
What is the purpose of a trojan horse? What is the person who put on my computer getting out of it? Can this cause identity theft? Is someone looking at my photos of Linda Blair naked?
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Yes, somebody could be tracking the keys you type on your keyboard and thus get credit card numbers, passwords, etc. Don't do anything like that online until you get it cleaned up.
First, download AdAware and Spybot and search for spyware and kill it. If you have trouble getting rid of it check your processes by clicking Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click the Processes tab. Look for any strange names. Do a Google search on these. If they are a virus you will likely find instructions on how to get rid of them.
Everything you need to know to get rid of this can be found on Google. It will just take patience and perseverance. I hope you're able to get rid of this! I've gotten rid of 2 successfully before. One by reinstalling my operating system and one by checking the .exe's out online and killing the bad ones. Good luck!