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Old 07-08-2015, 03:09 AM #1
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Just read that link Lara. It's much clearer than most of the others I found and I do recognise some of the names there eg Symantec. Will bookmark it and try it tomorrow.

Thanks for finding it - I'll sleep easier tonite.
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Sleep well. By tomorrow someone else may have some ideas as well.
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Hi bluesfan

Adding to the link which Lara provided (which looks good to me) this one might also help in zapping the Trojan; http://www.antivirusgateway.com/how-...emoval-guides/ .
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A LOT of the search results I found are marked as not safe by WOT.. (web of trust)
I would only get programs from well known anti virus sites in this case..

Have you tried Hijack this?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hjt/
how to use it-
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-HiJackThis
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...se-hijackthis/

other free tools-
http://free.antivirus.com/us/#cleanup-and-prevention
http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/TDSSKiller
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Hi bluesfan

Adding to the link which Lara provided (which looks good to me) this one might also help in zapping the Trojan; http://www.antivirusgateway.com/how-...emoval-guides/ .
Thanks for this kiwi33 - read through it and although for a non geek like me it's quite complicated I think I may be able to follow it.
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Thanks Jo*mar
Is WOT a program I can download onto my laptop - does it review sites before they're downloaded?
Thanks for the other sites - I had read some of the Bleeping Computer forum & info. I'll look at the various options later today and figure out which of them might be manageable for me to attempt.

It's times like these I get really frustrated with computer manufacturers. They've well & truly forgotten the K.I.S.S principle when it comes to making computers for non-technical customers.
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[WOT is a free add-on for your browser

You can download the WOT add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari browsers. It does not slow down your browsing experience, it is easy to use and free. Just click “Download”, and you are ready to go!]
https://www.mywot.com/

I've used it for years ...
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How are you getting on with all this??
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