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Valentine's Trojan
I received a Valentine's Day e-Card today, so I clicked the link and was asked to update my Flash Player in order to view the card. In a moment of stupidity I thought nothing of it (as I have had this problem before, legitimately) only to realise it wasn't a genuine e-Card. I do not have anti-virus software as my subscription ran out not long ago. Unfortunately I was expecting a card, which is why I got caught out this time.
After a little research I found that it is a new trojan in circulation. The official name of the trojan is Trojan-Downloader:W32/Valenavir.A
However, there are no details on how to remove it. Is a removal method likely to take a couple of days to surface, since it's new? Or could you suggest anything?
I'm running a couple of online virus cleaners as I write this, though I'm not sure they will have cures for this trojan as of yet.
Thanks
After a little research I found that it is a new trojan in circulation. The official name of the trojan is Trojan-Downloader:W32/Valenavir.A
However, there are no details on how to remove it. Is a removal method likely to take a couple of days to surface, since it's new? Or could you suggest anything?
I'm running a couple of online virus cleaners as I write this, though I'm not sure they will have cures for this trojan as of yet.
Thanks
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TSPY_BZUB.BG - though it is described as spyware by Housecall
This would correspond with the research I did regarding the trojan. As described by F-Secure,
"The eCard notification arrives in spammed e-mail. When you click on the link in the e-mail, it will redirect you to a page that asks you to install a fraudulent Adobe Flash Player. The software is supposedly required in order to view the eCard. This fraudulent application is actually a Trojan-Spy B]Trojan-Downloader:W32/Valenavir.A[/B that downloads and installs a Trojan-Spy:W32/BZub variant onto the system."
So, it would appear that this "spyware" is connected. Now that I have deleted it do you think I'll need to wait for news regarding the removal of it, or is that it?