I've picked up a trojan!

I've sadly picked up a trojan. I'd usually easily deal with the situation myself by installing AVG and having it removed or smacking on the system restore and going back a few days. Sadly, I can't do neither. Whenever I try and download AVG (or access the website) the trojan will redirect me to another website. This is a common occurance with most websites and I'm usually redirected to something completley different such as directory websites or when I try avg I'm redirected to www.stopzilla.com. It's becoming really annoying! Any advice? :)

i dont know anything bout this stuff, but try going to it through a proxy?

On another computer download some anti-virus software and transfer it using a memory stick and then install?

I've found a way to access the AVG website and I'm currently downloading AVG. I'd become so dependant with google that I was trying to gain access through there but it turns out that's where the problem lies. I can't access anything through google and therefore have to type it up on the address bar. :P

Put it down, reformat your computer, install NOD32, stop clicking every link under the sun.

Most viruses/trojans now infect the system restore, so that's now a useless feature, and having a trojan is pretty much format time. You can never be sure what else it's done once it's on your system.

I was only trying to watch 'Bruno' the lazy way!

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Originally Posted by Psych.

I was only trying to watch 'Bruno' the lazy way!

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And look where it got you! Don't download anything from non-credible sources.

Cheers Jewish. TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.IO if you're intrested. ;)

When it says "you need the codec virustrojenwin32.exe to watch this movie click here to install it" don't click ;).

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Originally Posted by Psych.

I've found a way to access the AVG website and I'm currently downloading AVG. I'd become so dependant with google that I was trying to gain access through there but it turns out that's where the problem lies. I can't access anything through google and therefore have to type it up on the address bar. :P

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That sounds alot like what I had :S I fixed it with System Restore though. I have no idea where it came from, I suspect I might of been clicking links looking for videos like a naughty, impatient child :P What OS are you running?

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

That sounds alot like what I had :S I fixed it with System Restore though. I have no idea where it came from, I suspect I might of been clicking links looking for videos like a naughty, impatient child :P What OS are you running?

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Windows Vista™ Home Basic.

I've got exactly the same: TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.IO is all I can see in windows defender. Any ideas

Format and install Windows.