filtrodetrojan.com

[Guest]

What is this, I found it in my registry, is it a trojan? What this one too:
Filtretporn?

 

[Malke]

What is this, I found it in my registry, is it a trojan? What this one too:
Filtretporn?

Depends on where you found it. Since you didn't tell us....

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When in doubt about whether your computer is infected with viruses
and/or malware, do some scanning:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware


Malke

 

[Peter]

If I were you I'd scan with a couple of anti-spyware applications a.s.a.p.

http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5

According to Google at least one hit says it's rogue anti-spyware.

 

[Guest]

I searched my registry for "trojan because Spyware Doctor found one named
trojan.2nd-thought_com and I thought it might not be correct since I have a
brand new machine. I was looking fo multiple instances of it using "Find".
There is no website called "filtrodetrojan.com".

Could this be a legitimate Windows registry entry?

Retired Boeing Bill

 

[Peter]

Use Google - http://filtrodetrojan.com/
Another finding says it's rogue anti-spyware as I already posted.

 

[Charlie42]

I searched my registry for "trojan because Spyware Doctor found one named
trojan.2nd-thought_com and I thought it might not be correct since I have
a
brand new machine. I was looking fo multiple instances of it using
"Find".
There is no website called "filtrodetrojan.com".

According to both c|net, Symantec, and McAfee, this site is one of many
promoting rogue anti-spyware (one called AVSystemCare). It seems to be one
of them "anti spywares" that gives the visitor several false positives, as a
sales pitch. Symantec says this software may even install itself without the
users knowledge.

Eric Howes excellent site on spyware also lists AVSystemCare:
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Charlie42

 

[Guest]

I scaned my computer with McAfee Virus scanner and found nothing? Why diud
Spyware Doctor find it?

 

[Peter]

There isn't a protection software on the market that will catch everything
Bill. That's why it's a good idea to keep a few extra anti-spyware
programmes on hand.

 

[Guest]

I found why this is in the registry, it's in a file of known spyware/trojans
for Adaware 2007. It really works differently than it used to, storing it's
stuff in the registry. Problem solved.

 

[Charlie Tame]

I scaned my computer with McAfee Virus scanner and found nothing? Why diud
Spyware Doctor find it?

It "Might" be a false positive, that is almost unavoidable and not a
reflection on the detection software necessarily, even the best get a
wrong diagnosis at times, however McAfee is probably not the best in the
world anyway - to say the least.

So be careful what you delete, see if you can google the alleged trojan
name before trying to delete it in case it's a useful program or a part
of windows that's been picked up.

 

[Peter]

LOL - so it's on their malwate list. Solved.