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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: vim rossi on April 16, 2008, 04:49:19 PM
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I use the internet for banking..hence i am scared that sensitive info can be leaked..even though sites claim that they have 128 bit encryption (verisign)..but assuming my pc is infected with a deadly trojan..which notes key strokes , is there any possibility that if i enter my credit card number on a secure site..it can be leaked via the trojan.
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If you have an infected computer, yes, it's possible.
Is there any reason for you to think you're infected?
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yeah coz i just got rid of a very nasty trojan..which was affecting browsing..i am still not sure whether pc is clean...scans show system clean...but u never know... :-\
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I suggest:
1. Disable System Restore and reenable it after step 3.
2. Clean your temporary files.
3. Schedule a boot time scanning with avast with archive scanning turned on.
4. Use SUPERantispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com) and/or Spyware Terminator (http://www.spywareterminator.com/) to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete than.
5. Test your machine with anti-rootkit applications (http://www.antirootkit.com/software/index.htm). I suggest avast! antirootkit (http://files.avast.com/files/beta/aswar.exe) or Trend Micro RootkitBuster (http://www.trendmicro.com/download/rbuster.asp).
6. Make a HijackThis (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/hijackthis.php) log to post here or, better, submit the RunScanner (http://www.runscanner.net/) log to to on-line analysis.
7. Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) or Windows Advanced Care (http://www.iobit.com/AdvancedWindowsCarePersonal/index.html).
8. Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/).