Sydney, on first looks I see that you have not installed Service Pack 3 that has been available for over 4 months.
The level of Sun Java is way down level.
Go to Add/Remove Programs and un-install all Sun Java installations then reboot.
Download JavaRa then run it to have all of Sun Java remnants removed.
http://raproducts.org
Install Sun Java JRE:
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Run Secunia Online Software Inspector:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online
Excellent advice, the Secunia scanner lets you know if things like Java,adobe,windows updates, browsers etc are up to date. ( these kind of updates,are very important )
I would leave the suspect file in the chest,it can do no harm from there.Fingers crossed,you are ok now.
Regards Mick
Hi, thanks again so much for your input.
@YoKenny: SP3 might have been available for months, but I’ve only owned this computer for a few days…
Just setting up, when I caught that Adware/trojan/virus whatever it was in my Adobe Reader…
@ YoKenny and Micky
The SP3 was part of the update pack that I had already downloaded but not installed as yet. I had wanted to do an Acronis backup first and before that did the Avast scan and that was when I found the Trj…
So I have now retraced my steps: obviously dealt with the AdobeRd, did the backup, installed the SP3 and the other system updates that had been lingering in the “install updates now”-folder…
Then went ahead and dealt with Java the way you described. And I must tell you, you guys can’t even imagine how much good you’ve done. Through fiddling with Java, I realized that on my old machine, the firewall-settings of Java were completely off. Changing those sped up my old baby SO much (as you as experts can imagine…). I’m tellin’ ya: I’m as happy as Larry !!! Killed two birds with one stone !!! (I had already questioned a failure of my RAM-slots ???)
Secunia was happy apart from an older version of Macromedia Flash Player - but that’s just another thing I hadn’t gotten around to as yet (setting up media applications is waayyyyy down on my list…).
Thanks heaps again for your input, best regards, Syd.
Oh dear, me again. I know that this has nothing to do with my original Avast-problem, but here is what happened: I updated that Flash Player (old version) which Secunia had detected (LOVE that tool !!!).
Fiddled around with a few programs and decided to do another Secunia-scan to see if that warning re Flash Player was gone. Well, the original one was, but suddenly now there are 3 new ones:
Macromedia Flash Player 7.x 7.0.19.0 Macromedia Flash Player 7.x
This installation of Macromedia Flash Player 7.x is insecure and potentially exposes your system to security threats!
The detected version installed on your system is 7.0.19.0, however, the latest patched version released by the vendor, fixing one or more vulnerabilities, is 9.0.124.0.
Update Instructions: Download
Installed on Your System in:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx
Macromedia Flash Player 7.x 7.0.68.0 Macromedia Flash Player 7.x
This installation of Macromedia Flash Player 7.x is insecure and potentially exposes your system to security threats!
The detected version installed on your system is 7.0.68.0, however, the latest patched version released by the vendor, fixing one or more vulnerabilities, is 9.0.124.0.
Update Instructions: Download
Installed on Your System in:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\Flash7a.ocx
Macromedia Flash Player 8.x 8.0.24.0 Macromedia Flash Player 8.x
This installation of Macromedia Flash Player 8.x is insecure and potentially exposes your system to security threats!
The detected version installed on your system is 8.0.24.0, however, the latest patched version released by the vendor, fixing one or more vulnerabilities, is 9.0.124.0.
Update Instructions: Download
Installed on Your System in:
C:\Programme\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\Browser\plugins\NPSWF32.dll
The last one, I am not sure if I can even do anything about, since it’s part of another program ??
The first two, I have no idea where they came from. Worse even, I can’t find them in the control panel → software thus can’t deinstall them. I ran Revo Uninstaller, but they’re missing on that list of installed software, too. Obviously, I also don’t have them under start->programs (with a possible “deinstall”-option). So really, I’m not sure how to go about this. Should I just ignore them, or will they cause probs in the future ?? If yes, how on earth would I get rid of them ? Thanks once again… Sydney
Download Adobe Flash Player uninstaller:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157
Close all browser windows then run the uninstaller then install the latest V10.0.12.36:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Perfect, thanks. Any need to do anything about the one from Adobe Elements (still there) ?
I will have to defer that question that knows about Adobe Elements as I do not have it installed.
Thanks, Kenny. Don’t worry about it. There are other picture editing programs out there that I can use for now. This one is only an interim solution until I get a current version Adobe Photoshop. I’ll then just deinstall Elements, which will solve the FP-problem.