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From: Sheila Chonko <>
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] AVG & Trojan question
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 08:02:00 -0400
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For anyone who *might* be interested, I solved the problem with the following:

1. Right click on My Computers icon on the desktop.
2. Click on System Restore tab
3. Check Turn off System Restore
4. Click on Apply and OK buttons
5. Restart the computer
6. Follow the same steps 1 through 4, this time unchecking "Turn off System
Restore" checkbox in step 3.

Again thanx for any & all help.

Sheila

At 06:21 PM 4/9/2004, you wrote:
>I hadn't opened e-mail or been on the internet myself anytime during the
>day when AVG showed these Trojans. Only use was my husband going to these
>sites & admit they all are reputable however the first time he used
>Internet Explorer & got a lot of pop-up windows on the NFL draft sites. I
>have added Pop-up Stopper to our computer since plus we've used only Opera
>or Firefox browsers since. Opera is set to not allow pop-up windows &
>Firefox is set not to allow them either. Some of these sites (including
>the Beacon-Journal) request a sign-in with e-mail & password. My husband
>had problems signing in the day the Trojan appeared this 2nd time. I
>honestly am not accusing any site of wrong doing in any way. I just
>answered the question to the best of my ability & likely used improper
>terminology as well. For any error I apologize.
>
>Again, Thanx.
>
>
>At 10:40 AM 4/9/2004, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 4/9/2004 10:25:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> writes:
>>Right now there is a lot of traffic on
>>these sites so likely hackers figure they are a great place for their
>>Trojans. I'd not been on the net (let alone home) prior to either Trojan
>>showing up so helped us narrow the sites down.
>>----
>>Sheila-
>>
>>I'm confused as to how you think a trojan would GET onto a reputable website
>>and be downloaded to your computer from those sites. Are you saying you
>>think
>>the sites were hacked or what?
>>
>>Joan

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