Scanned with another antivirus which only found cookies, but Avast has found (with boot scan only) once or twice a Trojan working in Java and facilitating Java’s innate problems. I uninstalled Java and bootscanned, but nothing has been found. I know there is something there, as whenever I end the java.exe process, it begins again in a second. I don’t know how to get this virus out; nothing finds it, even though I know it’s there. Whenever I scan for cookies with another program, I know it is still there, as ludicrous amounts show up (12 cookies in a few hours). Really getting on my nerves… please help.
Cookies are not malware there for harmless. CCleaner and remove your cookies. Let concentrate on what Avast actually finds as malware. Is your Java up to date?
Tracking cookies are not malware…and avast does not scan for cookies, same for Malwarebytes
HTTP cookie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
Are cookies really spyware and are they dangerous?
http://superantispyware.com/supportfaqdisplay.html?faq=26
No, I held off on updating it because I just wanted to uninstall. I guess my problem is that I didn’t update it, for some reason. Should I just reinstall Java with the latest updates?
I was only worried about cookies, as in the past they have signaled there is a virus hidden somewhere that no virus scanner can find, Avast nor Malware Bytes. Mostly when cookies show up in ludicrous amounts in a short span of time…
Where do all these cookies come from?
http://ask-leo.com/where_do_all_these_cookies_come_from.html
You need Java for certain sites and you need to keep it up to date just like Flash Player.
@ frustrated83
Without details of the actual detection, file name, malware name and location it is hard to say or offer any specific suggestion.
If as I suspect these were detected in the JAVA cache and not essentially part of the JAVA installation, then if JAVA isn’t the latest version it could be that vulnerabilities in old versions are being exploited.
So having uninstalled JAVA that would also have got rid of the JAVA cache.
I uninstalled Java, and reinstalled it with the latest version; also updated DIVX player (another program I’ve been putting off on updating) and installed some recent Windows security updates I just found out about yesterday. So far, I guess everything seems okay. Hopefully this took care of the security holes in Java. Thanks for the advice.
Download Secunia PSI to keep your pc up to date.
You’re welcome.
Secunia is a very hand tool to ensure your system is up to date.