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Final_metroid · #1 01-24-2009, 01:34 AM

So i booted up my dads PC, and the second i see the desktop an AVIRA warning pops up saying that a trojan "twext.exe" was found. Trying to delete it yields an error (access is denied). That said, is it serious? How to get rid of it?

phill · #2 01-24-2009, 01:53 AM

I have had great luck with a program call unlocker

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Final_metroid · #3 01-24-2009, 02:00 AM

That would be useful, althogh i looked in the system32 folder and the trojan is absent, so im guessing i'll need a bit more finesse

Final_metroid · #4 01-24-2009, 03:15 PM

Also, AVIRA live scan is disabled and i cannot enable it. Alot of glitches were happening to the computer prior to this and the combined effort of many viruses i think are starting to cripple the computer in a visible fashion

prophetik music · #5 01-24-2009, 03:40 PM

dang, son, you just don't know anything about computers, do you? first a zillion-page thread about computer issues that were all resolved by buying a normal graphics card, and now a trojan that you probably got from downloading video games unprotected off of tpb. oh, and you use the worst virus scanning software available - you didn't even get avg or avast!

go to a malware forum, post a hijackthis log, and let one of those people (where it's their job to fix jacked computers like yours) tell you what to do.

edit: you're not a nub anymore - you've been here for four years. use google next time.

phill · #6 01-24-2009, 05:11 PM

It may also be less work just to backup everything, format, reinstall, and then carry on your marry little way.

prophetik music · #7 01-25-2009, 03:21 AM

i agree - last time i got a trojan (a joke from a fellow college student whose computer mysteriously overheated when their cpu fan disappeared a few days later), i just reinstalled windows. just make sure you've got a windows key from your current installation before you format.

Final_metroid · #8 01-25-2009, 04:50 AM

From AV comparison research, I found AVIRA to be the most popularly recommended. With most google solutions, there are many far reaching and messy processes to get rid of the virus (downloading special tools). Because this is my fathers computer, i prefer not to install too much (and i'm not a huge fan of hijack this because I don't like fiddling with stuff that i don't personally know about).

As for a windows reboot solution, I might consider trying to get rid of the trojan and other viruses using "classic methods" first because "twext.exe" is not listed as a high-risk virus

OverCoat · #9 01-25-2009, 06:12 AM

Spybot + HijackThis was the combo that fixed my last trojan. All I had to do was close any processes run by the trojan and then have Spybot delete the files for good. All this after a few days trying out random antivirus programs and having them solve absolutely nothing [AVG and AdAware did find some stuff but didn't do dick in the end]

It caught me totally off guard because that was the first virus I'd gotten in like... 7 or 8 years, so I never had any protection. I have Spybot running in the background now and it fortunately leaves a small footprint so it doesn't hog resources away from me making my music :D

Strike911 · #10 01-25-2009, 09:00 AM

I don't know if it's been mentioned or not, but the free program "Malware Bytes" does miracles when others seem to fail. I don't know if it will work in this particular situation, but it's a handy little utility that catches (and fixes) things that other programs seem to miss.

Good luck getting everything fixed.