Question:
Should i delete a trojan hoarse virus thats in quarantine?
?
2010-06-08 10:43:34 UTC
I have a bunch of virus's that are in quarantine right now. some of them purposely downloaded anti-malware protection on my computer for it to harm my computer. I did that system restore thing and it got rid of it because it wouldn't just let me uninstall the program. Now im looking at my quarantine in my Symanetc Anti virus proetction and i have W32.Koobface!.gen4 (4 of them), a bloodhound.PDF!gen, trojan.Adclicker, Backdoor.Tidserve!gen5, Packed.Coravint!gen1, and a Trojan.Horse. Should i delete them from my quarantine so that they go away completely or jsut leave it their. Can they not do anything to from the quarantine.
Five answers:
?
2010-06-08 10:58:22 UTC
Deleting any part of an operating system can cause system failure.



Let me say that again: Deleting any part of an operating system can cause system failure.



For those that didn't get it the first two times: Deleting any part of an operating system can cause system failure.



Why is this important? A Computer Hacker will often attack attack a HOST COMPUTER by "fooling" it into "thinking" it has received an UPDATE. Thus part of the code written into the "BAD STUFF" is a mimic of A VITAL BIT OF OPERATING SYSTEM CODE. They (these hackers) do this because they are insidiously cruel. They (these hackers) know you will get tired with updating your software, or running your "restore program" and let them (the hackers) get their own way ~ or keep the BAD STUFF on your computer, where it MIGHT do bad things (and as measured by %age of BUG HOURS this lazy response is a significant figure in keeping the BAD BUG BEHAVIOR "going"...).



Thus, if you "know", absolutely know, what your system, has IS a virus and or etc. etc. AND NOT SOME OTHER EVIL VICIOUS TYPE OF SOFTWARE, then by all means CLICK it away.



But, if you don't know that your software has screened you from deletion of a vital bit of operation system software, that your computer will not run without, and you have failed to simply hit "restore" to a known safe date, making copies as you go of YOUR CHANGES, versus THEIR CHANGES, then simply updating the restored operating system, YOU MIGHT CAUSE YOUR SYSTEM TO CRASH AND NEED A COMPUTER TECH TO GET YOUR DATA BACK.



AND THAT IS SOMETIMES THE ONLY REASON YOU WERE TARGETED ~ AS COMPETITIVE INHIBITION, OR TO SLOW DOWN AND FINANCIALLY HURT A RIVAL.
?
2010-06-09 11:46:23 UTC
A Trojan horse, or trojan for short, is a term used to describe malware that appears, to the user, to perform a desirable function but, in fact, facilitates unauthorized access to the user's computer system. The term comes from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology. Trojan horses are not self-replicating which distinguishes them from viruses and worms. Additionally, they require interaction with a hacker to fulfil their purpose. The hacker need not be the individual responsible for distributing the Trojan horse. It is possible for hackers to scan computers on a network using a port scanner in the hope of finding one with a Trojan horse installe.

http://trojan-horses-killer.com
andrew
2010-06-08 19:42:06 UTC
When an antivirus or antimalware application puts an object into quarantine, it disables it to do anything to your system, the file is still there, but the infection is gone.
NoBozo
2010-06-08 17:54:59 UTC
Dude... you been watching too much porno lately. Open quarantine,click on each one separately and click delete.
2010-06-08 17:49:40 UTC
ya see tht no one can tell that wheather it will do any harm or not bt friend if u do not need then then just flush em away


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