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After several hours now I'm finally seeing the light of day... I got hit by the GOLD CODEC Trojan this morning by checking the profile to a friend's request at MySpace... it's a royal pain and I'm still trying to get my system straightened out...

Craig Browning wrote:After several hours now I'm finally seeing the light of day... I got hit by the GOLD CODEC Trojan this morning by checking the profile to a friend's request at MySpace... it's a royal pain and I'm still trying to get my system straightened out...

If this is what I think it is, I was one of the first to get this... Did it ask you to download a CodecS to see the video and then your whole computer got messed up?

Good luck and just run spybot + a good A/V then do a system restore then do another Spybot and an all C:\ drive scan with your A/V and then a specific scan to C:\system volume information.

~David

I'll be posting links that both, describe the Trojan in question as well as what we had to do to clean it out... once I have it completely out of my system. So far I've used SpyBot, Window Washer and a couple of other cleaners as well as a special software that was developed specifically for this particular animal. Though I can finally use my PC and get on line, there are still a couple of minor hanger-oner type symptoms we've not been able to clear.

The trap I got into was that it was an MicroSoft approved Security download. To add to it's disguise is that it has a likeness of Tom from MySpace on the download request page, saying you can't view a particular guest until download this headache.

bu**er - that's harsh man..... thanks for the warning!! Although I wouldn't ever normally accept a download from the site I sure as hell won't now!!

Have you posted it in the forum on myspace so that others are aware too?

eeww nasty - try using trend micro i find this the best A/V for trojans and i still think its free just type it in on google search....

Craig Browning wrote:I'll be posting links that both, describe the Trojan in question as well as what we had to do to clean it out... once I have it completely out of my system. So far I've used SpyBot, Window Washer and a couple of other cleaners as well as a special software that was developed specifically for this particular animal. Though I can finally use my PC and get on line, there are still a couple of minor hanger-oner type symptoms we've not been able to clear.

The trap I got into was that it was an MicroSoft approved Security download. To add to it's disguise is that it has a likeness of Tom from MySpace on the download request page, saying you can't view a particular guest until download this headache.

Forgot to mention Windows Washer, I love that program . Good luck getting it off of your computer and I am now guessing you have something different then I did.

~David

Try installing Ewido :

http://www.ewido.net/en/ (now called AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5) . you can use the 30day trial. It continues where others stop



If it fails you should do some research. Tha origina; name of the trojan is Zlob (it has many aliases).You could remove it manually but it's a bit dangerous .
Check here :

http://www.precisesecurity.com/computer ... dec016.htm
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/th ... atid=44478
http://www.411-spyware.com/remove-zlob
http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm

Good luck

Very cool, thanks for the links!