win32 startup trojan help !!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so several programs have detected win32startup trojan , but i cant get it cleaned out ? file mfplay.dll is locked or something i cant delete it? any ideas?

 

Which programs are you using?

Its probably locked because its in use by the virus.

Deleting a .dll can be risky. Confirm that its a virus first

 

well pest patrol confirmed it says it will delete it at reboot but warning keeps popping up , and file still there. i have pest patrol , avg antivirus, spybot search and destroy,easycleaner, programs
but i cant gt rid of this pest

 

is it the free avg your using. if so delete it and try another free antivirus like avast or microsoft security essentials as not all are the same and sometimes miss or give of a false positive.

 

hi no its a paid full version of avg. ive just downloaded several free av's avira eset and microsoft security ill try em all out till i get this cleaned any other suggestions ? searches for win32 startup all take you to sites that want you to buy their av stuff

 

Have you tried the free versions of Malwarebytes'Antimalware and HitmanPro?

Can you upload the dll to VirusTotal or Jotti's Malware Scan to confirm it's not a false positive?

 

not yet will check them oyt though thanks , ill post results soon thanks

 

dont forget to turn off your paid for avg before using any others as they will clash.

also download Spybot Search & Destroy which is a great free bit of kit.

 

well i tried all this stuff posted and not one alerts too it just pest patrol ? so how do i deal with this do i just ignore it in pest patrol since nothing else sees it as a threat ???????

 

http://www.file.net/process/mfplay.dll.html

according to that, mfplay.dll is part of a Browser Helper Object--the reason it cannot be deleted is that it loads with IE--and since IE is so tightly integrated into Windows, it essentially loads with Windows.

It is likely part of a toolbar. You can probably uninstall it by removing all toolbars in add/remove control panel applet.

 

if nothing else shows it up as a trojan then it could be a false positive and you dont really have a trojan at all.

 

That is not really the case...it depends on ones definition of "trojan"--simply a trojan is a program that purports to do one thing, but actually does another (perhaps in addition to its stated purpose).

Pest patrol could be taking that definition at faqce value and a toolbar that enables you to search from the browser while also recording the search history can be construed as a trojan.

Without looking at the machine, I cannot say what he has, but I will bet that it is third party browser helper object from a non-major corporation like the gamevance toolbar, or something.

 

strange that its not showing up in any other antivirus software though.