[hikari]

well i really want to delete it asap cuz i have to go to sleep. i'm only 13 but i'm the only person in my home that knows alot about the computer and i really don't want to have to go to sleep knowing that my computer has a trojan on it. Can someone please help me!!! here is what it says in the McAfee virus scan box thingy

Trojan Found

File: pcs_0009[1].exe
Trojan Name: Downloader AAI
File Path:
Status: cannot be deleted

Verify that the file is not write-protected and try again.




i didn't know if i should put the file path but if u need to know it to help me i'll put it up

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Please go here:

Malware Removal Guide

Run all the programmes as advised then post a current Hijack This Log in a new topic in the Malware Forum

For the purpose of accurate malware analysis, Hijack This Logs are only dealt with in the Malware Forum. Posting them anywhere else will result in a delayed response

If you are unable to run any of the programmes, ask for advice in the Malware Forum

[Retired Tech]

Please go here:

Malware Removal Guide

Run all the programmes as advised then post a current Hijack This Log in a new topic in the Malware Forum

For the purpose of accurate malware analysis, Hijack This Logs are only dealt with in the Malware Forum. Posting them anywhere else will result in a delayed response

If you are unable to run any of the programmes, ask for advice in the Malware Forum

[hikari]

I really hope someone can help me..
this is what it says in the McAfee website :





Virus Characteristics
This Trojan contacts the website www.pacimedia.com (200.170.192.51) to download various adware and trojan files. It keeps listening on a random TCP port and downloads the unwanted or malicious applications at regular intervals of time. It gives enough time between each download so that previous downloaded programs can fully install, and potentially in an effort to go unnoticed (due to excessive CPU utilization when it is downloading malware and unwanted programs).

Known file names include:

PSoft1.exe
Ps1.exe
The various known adware/trojans downloaded by this trojan include, but are not limited to:

Adware-aBetterintrnt
Application Downloader-KL
Generic Downloader.aa Trojan
Adware-DealHelper
Adware-WebSearch
Adware-EliteBar
Adware-BkdSpace
Adware-Apropos
Adware-PortalScan
Application VirtualBouncer
* All of the above adware, applications, and trojans are detected by McAfee™.

Upon execution it creates a registry key

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\PSoft1
The overall affect on the infested machine will be lots of pop-ups, many toolbars will be added to IE, keywords typed in the search area may be hijacked to show advertisements and many URLs may be dropped on desktop and added to favorites in Internet Explorer prompting to download AntiSpyware products or play casino games.






HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\PSoft1 .....should i delete that? i know your not really supposed to go into the hotkeys or the regkeys.. btw what are they exactly?

[hikari]

This is the first time i've ever put up a topic on this site so i don't really know what i'm doing.. but will you help me if i get stuck?

[Retired Tech]

Click the malware removal guide link in Post 2 then see how you get on

[hikari]

do i have to download everything it tells me to?

[Retired Tech]

Start with step one - Adaware

and get any you do not have

[hikari]

i have to go but is it ok for me to turn off the computer without deleting it. it's kinda late and my mom's been yeling at me for the last hour. .. . so then tomorrow i just have to do everything that page tells me to.. right?

[Retired Tech]

Turn it off

[hikari]

ok thanks ..