Thread: Trojan Horse infecting EXPLORER.EXE

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Here is my RSIT logfile and infofile: Logfile of random's system information tool 1.06 (written by random/random) Run by Ian at 2009-10-23 14:36:51 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 System drive C: has 29 GB (15%) free of 191 GB Total RAM: 1015 MB (12% free) Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:37:45 PM, on 23/10/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01....

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Hi SpaceNinja I notice there are signs of one or more P2P (Person to Person) File Sharing Programs on your computer. Vuze Please read the Guidelines for P2P Programs where we explain why it's not a good idea to have them. Please remove it before we can continue any further. Post back when you have done it so we can continue the cleaning process. NOTE: Even if you are ...

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Is there any way to proceed without removing Vuze? The main thing I'm worried about is the infected Explorer.exe file. That was infected by a shareware program I downloaded from another source. I've already uninstalled it and removed the files.

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Hi SpaceNinja Quote: Is there any way to proceed without removing Vuze? No, have you read this

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Okay, so if I remove my P2P program, you should be able to help remove my trojans? That would be great!