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  1. Aug 6th, 2001, 02:05 PM #1
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    exe and trojans

    Not mentioning any names (this could just be coincidence), but since running an exe that someone posted on the General QA board, I get warnings from my firewall that a prog is trying to access the internet.

    The prog name is a symbol.

    How do I get rid of the thing?
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  2. Aug 6th, 2001, 02:27 PM #2
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    What's the program name?
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  3. Aug 6th, 2001, 02:32 PM #3
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    some kind of symbol, cant remember what exactly. pops up every few days.
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  4. Aug 9th, 2001, 05:36 PM #4
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  6. Aug 9th, 2001, 06:05 PM #5
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    We can't help you until we know the name of the program.
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  7. Aug 10th, 2001, 03:41 AM #6
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    What's the file path?
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    my firewall doesnt report the path.

    just says *symbol* is trying to access the web

    *symbol* is a symbol Ive never seen before ( has an S in it tho)
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  9. Aug 10th, 2001, 08:45 AM #8
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    Could you take a screen shot what your firewall reports? (it prtscn and paste into your favorite image editor)....


    BTW, your firewall should have a log file...
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  11. Aug 10th, 2001, 08:59 AM #9
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    Thanks Dennis. Ill try to get a screen shot next time.

    The log converts the symbol to a vertical line and doesnt say anything about a path.

    friend of mine ran some utility on my computer (cant remember the name of it) that listed all running progs with checkboxes by them. One prog was just a checkbox with a blank line. We unchecked it and havent had a reoccurrence yet. I still want to get rid of the prog though.
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  12. Aug 10th, 2001, 09:02 AM #10
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    Was it msconfig?
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