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Thread ID: 42352 2004-02-08 22:23:00 Trojans and Spyware etc linw (53) Press F1
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213817 2004-02-08 22:23:00 Just wondered whether anyone has had a similar experience with nasties that don't seem to be picked up? I am helping a relative, by remote control, to get her machine protected . (Teen-age boys have used it . . . need I say more?) . She has got AVG running with latest updates and also Adaware . She has had warnings about the trojan dluca . k but when I saw her list of startup programs I see this trojan is running still (c:\windows\system32\mscnt . exe .

Other unnecessaries are there, as well, such as "Power Reg Scheduler" and "Wild Tangent" stuff .

Because the above don't seem to be fixed I now have to devise strategies for getting them eradicated by remote control without stuffing up the machine!! (Registry entry finding and deleting are a bit scary when being done by novices! Must remember "System Restore"!!) .

But I wonder why these things have to be fixed after AVG and Adaware have been run . Anyone with similar experiences or suggestions?

Might try the "Remote Assistance" tack aval in XP . Anyone tried this? Painful thru a dial-up account?

Cheers and TIA .
linw (53)
213818 2004-02-08 22:41:00 Check out the FAQS at top right of the page, this is a subject that has been covered many times and you should find all you need in there.Don't worry if it's slow loading this is normal
Make sure you turn off system restore before removing the beasties
Best of luck.
DD
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