artist Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Getting that trojan on friday has knocked my confidence in AVG a bit.Fair enough that it jumped in to say it was there, but then it couldn't detect where it was. Bit worrying, that.I am sticking with it though. But now have another to check with too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 artist, if it was the JS.Exception.Exploit this is the Norton explanation:When you visit a JS.Exception.Exploit Web site, the exploit is detected by NAV, usually in a temporary Internet file. NAV then reports that it cannot repair, quarantine, or even delete the file. This may happen more than once until you close the Web site. If you then scan with NAV, it finds no infections. Here is why:NAV is detecting the exploit itself, and it detects it as it is scanned by Auto-Protect when it is copied to the Temporary Internet Files folder. Because these temporary files are deleted as soon as you close the Web page, the exploit will not be found during a regular scan because it is no longer there. Also, because it is the exploit itself that is being detected, the exploit will be detected even if you are using a patched system or even another Web browser.Hope the above helps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted March 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 So - even more confused - has it gone or not?Sometimes the computer jargon gives me an inferiorority (?) complex. Maybe I should stick to gardening! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Calcutta Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 well i think that avg prevents it from infecting your computer , so closing the web site that has the trojan and deleting your temporary internet files should leave you clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Calcutta Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 what i said was for JS.Exception.Exploit , if its another trojan i'm sure there will be another method of removal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Artist?................Gardening?Do you just paint flowers then? :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Calcutta Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 hehe ... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted March 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Hell, no, Popeye - nudes too. But that's another story. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Hi artist :) Prince of Calcutta is correct in what he says. AVG prevented any infection and you can have every confidence in the product, that was the reason I posted the Norton explanation, as Norton would not find any trojan either after you had left the web site you were visiting.Sorry for the confusion :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted March 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Thanks. I'm happy again. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shirley_Crabtree Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I could be wrong here but AFAIK,AVG doesn't prevent trojan infection just because it's detected it,http://www.windowsforum.org/forum/index.ph...t=ST&f=15&t=696The trojan was detected but I was busy and forgot to delete my temp internet files or run AVG properly to remove it! :( I HOPE I'm wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest misters Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Could you maybe post the website for all of us to keep clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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