Win32:Trojan-gen {other}

Viruses and worms
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Scythe If you are talking about my issue I exported(copied) the virus info from the log viewer into a text document that I then uploaded to the virus total site. I unfortunately dont understand what you mean about changing my original post from http to hxxp?

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You have to go back to your post that I have shown below, and hit the “Modify” button. Then change where I have highlighted in red in my previous post.

You need to change the “http” to “hxxp” or something else to break the link, so that it’s not active anymore.

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Ok I think I found out what you were talking about and I just modified to read hxxp for those two spots-sorry for the brain damage 0let me know if that did the trick

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@ scythe944
By quoting the original text you have replicated the problem you are seeking to resolve. So you should modify the quoted text ;D ;D

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The Windows firewall is also on-I didn’t know that. Do I need to turn off the Windows firewall since I have the avast firewall on?

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I know, I was just trying to help him understand. I fixed mine, sorry bout that.

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Did I make the right corrections about the hxxp from http? I thought I did that in the post from yesterday where it was a link and now it is unlinked after I modified it?

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Yes Scott, you did fine. Thanks!

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No, leave Windows firewall on after all is done. Avast does not yet have a firewall.

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OK Are we making progress now. Have I given you everything you need or is there anything else-Thanks again for your help and quick response time.

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Judging by your comment. CharleyO, Is Avast! going to have its own firewall soon or something? I thought the network shield acts like a miniature firewall, shouldn’t that be enough?

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While Network shield & Web shield do have some characteristics of a firewall, neither is exactly a firewall.

Avast has announced that their own in-house built firewall will be released with avast! 5 sometime in June or July.

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Can you let me know what I do with thses items in my virus vault since you feel that they are not malicious. Do I delete them, leave them or what?

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Files that are in the virus chest can do no harm, so you can safely leave them in there. Normal procedure around here (to the best of my knowledge) is that you should keep the files in the chest for about 2 weeks to make sure that you don’t need the file, and that you have a copy in case you want to send it to avast for analysis.

If you find that your system works fine after the 2 weeks, and that you don’t need to send the files, then you can safely delete them if you’d like.

Again, it doesn’t hurt anything by keeping them in the chest.

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Thanks scythe for all your help as well as CharleyO.

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No prob!

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You are welcome, Scott. :slight_smile:

Thanks for helping, scythe944, while I was away for a couple of days. :slight_smile:

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Anytime CharleyO! Others (including you probably) do the same for me…

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I just got Avast Home and It said I have the Win 32 trojan gen as well, can you please tell me what to do step by step. All downloads I need or anything

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Hey John, I don’t know if you have done this or not yet, but it’s best to start your own thread when you have a problem, even though it may have something to do with the original post (it keeps things cleaner).

So, if you may, please start a new thread, and we’ll help you out the best that we can.

Thanks!