Trojan Trap
Since subscribing to DSL I occasionally find the occasional 'Web Dialer' software appearing in my Start Menu. Is it possible to stop this with IE Security settings or should I be looking for additional software to accompany my Firewall ie a Trojan Blocker
Any advice would be much appreciated.
doublehelix posted this at 20:16 — 10th May 2002.
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You are running anti-virus software, right? And you keep your patches current?
There are a number of ways that software can be put onto your computer. Most of them involve exploits in IE, Outlook Express, and Real Player. The IE security settings are easily bi-passed.
Frequently malicious programs are introduced by reading HTML email, so the first thing you should do is disable preview in Outlook Express. Do NOT open up any email from a source you don't know (and even that is no guarantee since a friend of your's machine may have got nailed by a worm).
"Web Dialer" doesn't sound like a Trojan however, to me it sounds like something bundled with some sort of a program you've installed. You might run Ad-Aware to see if there is any spyware on your machine.
JuanBoy posted this at 21:01 — 10th May 2002.
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Yes, I run Grisoft AVG Virus and preview is off in Outlook. I delete all email with attachments before opening. Just about to install Ad-Aware.
Many thanks.
archon posted this at 16:21 — 11th May 2002.
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You may have simply browsed the wrong webpage. You can disable Javascript for better security. Also, make sure your antivirus def files are up to date. There is a virus (I forget the exact name) by the name of js.(something).exploit.
I cleaned that off of one of my customer's pcs and it kept installing a dialer and porn links to his pc. It also changed his homepage to be a porn page. His def files where from back in Nov 2001, so make sure you have yours up to date.
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mjames posted this at 14:28 — 12th May 2002.
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I would also suggest running some tests at http://www.grc.com to see if your firewall and antivirus are working properly.
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