Virus Trojan Startpage

greetings to all
im wondering if there is an anti virus to clear permanently for the trojan startpage 'cause my computer got infected then i try norton antivirus.... it cleans, but when i try to open an internet browser again..t[xx(]he virus re appear again then the norton antivirus detects it !!! but cannot clean it permanently...

well any suggestions...

 

Hello Zero Burn,

Looks like your PC did not live up to your nickname [ ]
I'll try to help you , I have cleaned several laptops infected by this nasty one...
First, temporarely disable system restore. Shutdown Internet Explorere. Go to "add and remove software" in Control panel.
Look for "search assistent" or simular. Choose remove this software. (Really, a virus with an uninstaller[ ]!) Restart Internet Explorer (Which should not trigger the search trojan startpage now anymore)Go to symantec.com, do a search for trojan startpage (or whatever variant Norton has found) to read the rest of how to remove it.

Good luck, and success, let us know.
Mike.

 

If possible, change your home page from "internet options" in the control pannel before opening IE. Sounds like you may also be infected with some spyware. Adaware, Spybot, and hijackthis are a few helpfull apps.

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Best to boot into Safe mode (pressing F8 repeatedly at XP splash screen) to run the spyware/virus removal tools also to prevent respawning from the registry.

 

If you want to steer clear of these infestations, I would suggest you use an internet browser that is not Internet Explorer. Most of this garbage is written for Internet Explorer since that is what people most use. I would suggest Mozilla Foxfire. That is what I use. It is fast and free. There are others like Opera and Netscape to name a few. There are a few sites Mozilla doesnt't work well with, but you can use another one for those. Good Luck.






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Thank you guys for your adviced....really appreciated.. [ ]

More Power to you all.. i try all your advices [ ]

 

in regards to using firefox, is there a way to get google toolbar on it? ive become so attached to it that i think it would be the preventing factor for my upgrade.

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I don't know what is on the Google toolbar, but Foxfire has a Google search box in the upper left corner on the address bar.





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Thinkpad T41:
* 1.6Ghz Pentium M * 768Mb Memory * 40Gb Hitachi 7200RPM * Panasonic UJ-845-B DVD+RW *

 

you may have some BHO's installed on your browser and in return hijacking IE. try this to clean up the system

go to tools --> internet options --> settings --> downloaded program files --> WIPE ALL OBJECTS
run adaware
run spybot
Immunize with spybot
download spyware blaster (update it as well) and protect IE against active X controls

i use registry clean expert to see my BHO's and i can remove the ones i dont want. im sure there are other programs but i cant think of any at 2:30 in the morning

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