Need Help!!!

[ashleycameron]

Hi!
I got a question to all you smart computer guys, since my own knowledge isn't enough for this problem.

So, my computer got infected with trojans, 13 to be exact, all are called "Trojan.vundo" and "Trojan.vundoB".

I've managed to put a majority into quarantine, where I've repaired them or taken them away, but I still got one in my "System32" Map that I cannot take away.

Any ideas how to take it away?

[Tony]

These days, if I suspect I have a trojan, I'll format and reinstall Windows.

Thing is, I can't use a system I can't trust 100%.

But, "trojan.vundo" doesn't look like a real trojan. If you want to go to the effort, you can find detailed removal instructions.

PS Don't buy anything that claims it will do the removal for you. Chances are they won't.

[aztech]

I am a firm believer in going with one of the BIG Anti-virus vendors. None are absolutely perfect but they get most of the main attacks and are reasonably easy to use for a non-technical user. My company actually resells McAfee so that is my preferred but I am have used most of the main ones with reasonable success.

If you keep them patched, most will protect you from most of the worst viruses... However, there is definitely no silver bullet.

Cheers,
Aaron

[StephenJ]

I've been using Trend Micro Pc Cillin Internet Security for 4 years now with no complaints lately. It is annoying in a way that it makes sure you know you have a virus. It's worked well for me and the wireless network monitor is handy if you have scabs around.

I hear Kapersky is also good.

[Matt R.]

We use AVG Network edition (supports Windows / Linux). It's pretty decent, and unlike some (cough Norton), it's not a huge resource hog.

[aztech]

We use AVG Network edition (supports Windows / Linux). It's pretty decent, and unlike some (cough Norton), it's not a huge resource hog.

I had a similar experience with the Norton product. It worked ok but there was no CPU and RAM left....

[turtlepirate]

I use Bitdefender. I actually almost got attacked by the same Vundo a few weeks ago but Bitdefender kept blocking. I eventually reformatted my computer because the attempted attacks kept getting annoying.

[omniuni]

I highly recommend the COMODO products. They're free, and they have some very useful features for getting rid of annoying viruses. (They will stop any related threads from executing, so you can delete the offender.)

[victor05]

I recommend Avast, search in google. Avast is available free for non-commercial

[Taras O.]

Also it is highly recommended to use some firewall, even if your system is infected by trojan, it will not be able to establish connection to remote server because firewall will not allow to do that. It requires some experience in networking though.

[tjplaw]

Avira Antivirus is good as well.

[Alan B]

Avast and AVG are good free anti-virus tools. In current versions, Avast is preferred somewhat over AVG. Their protection is not quite as solid as the big commercial anti-virus Norton, McAfee, etc. So, for free you get pretty good protection, for a price you get better protection.

If you're careful, and especially if you also use Vista with User Access Control, which is already more secure than XP, then Avast should be fine.