Computing.Net > Forums > Security and Virus > backdoor trojen

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

backdoor trojen

Reply to Message Icon

Name: kris
Date: April 9, 2002 at 06:22:18 Pacific
Comment:

when downloading a programme from the internet i download it to a folder in my documents called downloads.then using norton virus scan 2002 i right click the programme and select scan with norton antivirus. i did this with each file and the folder and it gave me the all clear but when i clicked to install the programme up came a norton antivirus saying i had a backdoor trojen what is this,norton put it in quarintine then i delated it ...but my question is why dident norton pick it up in the first place when i scanned the files by right click then scan with norton antivirus.................



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: wawadave
Date: April 9, 2002 at 09:19:43 Pacific
Reply:

hello
is right click scanning set to scan comperessed folders and all files?


0

Response Number 2
Name: kris
Date: April 9, 2002 at 11:25:21 Pacific
Reply:

I took all the files out of compression before i scaned them.i also scanned the exe before installing into the computer and it was ok...what is a backdoor trojen anyway.


0

Response Number 3
Name: WhitPhil
Date: April 9, 2002 at 12:34:14 Pacific
Reply:

Trojans are sometimes not detectable when they are in their "hiding" state and are only seen as they start to install themselves.
That is why you should always have your antivirus running in autoprotect mode. You will never go wrong that way.


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More







Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Security and Virus Forum Home


Sponsored links

Ads by Google


Results for: backdoor trojen

backdoor trojen www.computing.net/answers/security/backdoor-trojen/426.html

download.trojen & backdoor.trojen www.computing.net/answers/security/downloadtrojen-amp-backdoortrojen/5151.html

Backdoor.agent.BA trojan www.computing.net/answers/security/backdooragentba-trojan/12465.html