Crud! Been hit with Trojan.Anicmoo.C

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:24 pm

OK, I was torrenting MP3s at work and got hit with this trojan: Trojan.Anicmoo.C I am trying a second Norton scan after doing their June 4th update for today, but so far it won't be quarantined or deleted. Anyone dealt with this bugger who knows how to eliminate it?

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:32 pm

OK, not an intl dialer keeps trying to run. This is hella annoying.

Bar81 · Post by **Bar81** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:40 pm

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... moo.c.html

Pay attention to the note at the end. Good luck.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:44 pm

Here's a simple solution: Don't download Mp3s in the first place. Buy the CDs and make the money-grubbing record company's pockets fatter. /end sarcasim

All I gotta say is that you should run better virus protection next time. At least it's the work computer and not your home machine (unless you take that home).

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:07 pm

Running norton in safe mode seemed to work but the trojan would be back on reboot for whatever reason. So I downloaded spydoctor per a co-worker's recommendation and it kicks ass, found 165 infections including the trojan and removed 'em all, problem solved.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:26 pm

Dylan1CC wrote:found 165 infections including the trojan...

165!?

Wow, do you even use any precautions to keep your system clean?

If I may give some other advice:

A consumerorganisation here in the Netherlands recently tested Antispyware (aginst trojans, etc.) removal and detection programs... and you will not guess what package was the undisputed winner with a 90% detection rate!
The Microsoft Antispyware beta program. A lot of other packages were found
near useless , while other got stuck in the 60%-70% detection and removal rate.
You might wanna try it as, considering the amount of stuff found by Spydoctor already, there is a big chance of other stuff being there...

icycalm · Post by **icycalm** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 1:53 pm

Forget Norton.

Get Kaspersky personal antivirus.

Bar81 · Post by **Bar81** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 1:54 pm

165 items is nothing for one infection. Once you're infected the thing spreads quickly. It's simply ignorant to imply that the OP doesn't maintain his system simply from that sole fact.

As to spyware packages the best at detecting spyware are in the following order:

Norton Corporate AV 10 (trojans particularly)
Webroot Spysweeper 4.0
MS/Giant Antispyware Beta
Lavasoft Ad-aware 1.06

I find Spybot Search & Destroy to have quickly fallen to the status of near uselessness as has Spyremover.

Also, using programs such as xp antispy and spywareblaster as preventative measures is certainly prudent.