Re: FN-FORUM:Trojan troubles

date posted 30th October 2007 06:40

Have you tried using AVG ? It's definitely got information about BHO in
its Virus Database. You can get a free version of AVG at
http://free.grisoft.com/ .



Carrie wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> thanks for the replies,
> I have tried in safe mode and with and without system restore, and
> retarting in safe mode. No luck.
>
> Thanks for the browser helper widget Tony, it is very useful but has
> not indicated that there is anything amiss with the browser helper
> objects. And I have disabled everything except the spybot and adobe
> ones.
>
> Thanks Dom for your comments, in fact I only ever use IE for testing,
> however my teenaged son has been visiting, and a cursory
> investigation of the tempory internet files he left behind it seems he
> has been gulity of the ultimate nono, he has been viewing "adult
> material" using IE.
>
> I did a routine check after he left ( this isn't the first time!), so
> I picked up the problem fairly quickly.
>
> I have now restricted his account - no priviledges at all! when he
> next comes over he will have to ask me permision to run anything on my
> laptop.
> Hopefully that should help, but as Dom says it is too late now!
>
> Spybot is still reporting Win32.BHO.df any more ideas?
>
> I will have a go at hijack this tomorrow.
>
> THanks
>
> Carrie
>
>