Hi I have read all the posts concerning IRC Trojan before posting but I can't find anything. NAV 2003 has found 2 files infected with what it calls an IRC Trojan. They are in WINDOW\System32 so NAV tells me it can't repair them... only quarantine them. I have tried to follow the instructions on Symantec page concerning IRC Trojans here http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/irc.trojan.html#removalinstructions but when I scan my PC with 'System Restore' disabled, I get the same answer as previously... NAV can't repair the files. I have also tried to remove the file manually but when I open the System32 folder and scroll to the infected file, I get a *Censored* Norton dialog popup telling me (thanks a lot) that my PC is infected with this file! I then have to restart my session to get rid of the damn message! What should I do? Is quarantine enough to prevent the Trojan from communicating with it's source? If not, what can I do? I am quite a newbie with Windows and call me paranoid but I don't really trust 'Trojan removers' software that are programmed and distributed by "companies" that for all I know could be installing other Trojans on my PC while removing the others! Anyway... Help? Please? Thanks Carla

try avg6(free version)from www.grisoft.com that is what i use. is your xp in fat32 or ntfs david

fat32 or ntfs? I'm not sure. I am new to Windows. I used to have a good old Mac which never got infested or anything and now that I have a PC, I get virus problems every 2 months or so! And I have NAV, Firewall, S&D and Ad-aware! How can I get the info? Thanks

Did u try removing in safe mode? That's how I have most of my success removing stubborn crap.

go to my computer, open it , do right click on c drive, open properties & on file system line it says either fat32 or ntfs david

ok... my xp is in ntfs... good to know for later I guess :-) I finally successfully deleted the b---tard after rebooting. I wasn't sure if it was safe to do so since symantec never mentioned it in their 'removal procedure'. I didn't find anything in Regedit. I'm rescanning the whole drive right now and I hope it's over! Thanks for the help guys! :-) Carla

hi carla, bill g. asked me to tell you:(joke) welcome to the wonderful world of windows in all its beautiful and colourful flavours. another thing, norton doesn't repair files, it only quarentines them, if you want a good anti-virus, get rid of norton, and try out nod32, kapersky labs, or hauri. they do repair files, weigh alot less, and you'll get better results. all the best, murve