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delphinium
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

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Hi Customhawk:

 

Sorry this thing is giving you so much grief.  Normally MBAM is the preferred tool for removal.  Sometimes what happens, is that when another tool removes the offending Trojan, Norton is unaware of its disposal.  I would recommend hanging in for a while, particularly if you are not getting any symptoms before spending money.  Initbar is a misleading app.  If it is active you should be getting popups telling you to download junk.

 

You could try this in the meantime just to see if Norton can be cleared, in case that is the problem.

 

http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&message.id=45354&query.id=179...

 

Scroll down to where it is titled "The Fix"  Some of the beginning may not apply to you, but it will point you to where Norton stores

threats it has found.  Follow those instructions and see if we can get a clean scan.

 

Clear your browser cache as well in case there is a fragment that is still being recognized.

 

 

 

Message Edited by delphinium on 05-29-2009 04:22 PM
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Customhawk
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

How do I clear my browser cache?
delphinium
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

Which one are you using IE or FF or something else?
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delphinium
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

In Firefox go to Tools>clear private data and check it all.  For IE 7 go to tools>delete browsing history and delete all.
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Customhawk
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

Thank you delphinium!!!!!!   I finally got it out of my system.

 

I'm not sure that "the fix" did it all, but it definitely got me in the right place. While I was looking for the QBackup file, I actually found the "c:\users\steve allen\appdata\local\virtualstore\windows\syswow64\p" file that the Trojan kept showing up in. So I deleted that file along with the "qbi" files in QBackup. Cleared my browser cache (thanks again for that help), and have now ran 3 full scans with no viruses found!!!

 

Things are all good on my computer again!

 

Thanks you to everyone that got me through this mess!  Where do I send the beer ;-)

 

delphinium
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Re: Trojan.Initbar and Vista

Very, very glad that got cleared out!  That one was a stinker to find.  Thanks for the offer but we are all scattered over several continents.  After what you've gone through, I suggest you celebrate for all of us. Make it a big beer.:smileywink:
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