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A lot of the smart viruses and Trojan horses today try really hard and prevent you form going to the main anti-virus and "cleanup" sort of product including microsoft own tools. They actually block your access to those sites.
A couple of weeks ago my wife's laptop got totally infected (she must be browsing porn) and I ended up finding a little known program that did most of the clean up and then followed up with Microsoft tools that are available on their site and successfully cleaned everything with the exception of one item i had to get rid of manually.
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Glimp
Aliases of Glimp (AKA):
[Panda] Trj/Mmxwin
[Computer Associates] Win32.Glimp, Win32/WinMX!Trojan
How to Remove Glimp from Your Computer
You can effectively remove Glimp from your computer with Exterminate It!.
After installing the program, run a scan to display a list of the files associated with Glimp in the Scan Result screen and remove these files. For information about running scans and removing malware files, see the Exterminate It! Help.
Glimp Categorized as:
Trojan
A trojan is a program that is disguised as legitimate software but is designed to carry out some harmful actions on the infected computer.
Unlike viruses and worms, trojans don’t replicate but they can be just as destructive.
These days trojans are very common. Trojans are divided into a number different categories based on their function or type of damage.
Worm
Worms are generally considered to be a subset of viruses, but have key differences. Unlike a virus, a worm is a computer program that replicates, but does not infect other files. Instead, a worm installs itself on a computer and then looks for a way to spread to other computers.
From a user’s perspective, there are noticeable differences. The longer a virus goes undetected, the more files it will infect on the victim computer. By contrast, there is just a single instance of the worm code on the computer.
Like viruses, worms are often subdivided according to the methods they use to infect a system. E-mail worms are distributed as attachments to e-mail messages. IM worms are attached to messages sent with instant messaging programs (such as IRC or ICQ). P2P (peer-to-peer) worms use file-sharing networks to spread. Network worms spread directly over the LAN (Local Area Network) or across the Internet, often exploiting a specific vulnerability.
How Did My PC Get Infected with Glimp?
The following are the most likely reasons why your computer got infected with Glimp:
- Your operating system and Web browser's security settings are too lax.
- You are not following safe Internet surfing and PC practices.
Downloading and Installing Freeware or Shareware
Small-charge or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Glimp. Sometimes adware is attached to free software to enable the developers to cover the overhead involved in created the software. Spyware frequently piggybacks on free software into your computer to damage it and steal valuable private information.
Using Peer-to-Peer Software
The use of peer-to-peer (P2P) programs or other applications using a shared network exposes your system to the risk of unwittingly downloading infected files, including malicious programs like Glimp.
Visiting Questionable Web Sites
When you visit sites with dubious or objectionable content, trojans-including Glimp-, spyware, and adware, may well be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer.
Detecting Glimp
The following symptoms signal that your computer is very likely to be infected with Glimp.
PC is working very slowly
Glimp can seriously slow down your computer. If your PC takes a lot longer than normal to restart or your Internet connection is extremely slow, your computer may well be infected with Glimp.
New desktop shortcuts have appeared or the home page has changed
Glimp can tamper with your Internet settings or redirect your default home page to unwanted web sites. Glimp may even add new shortcuts to your PC desktop.
Annoying popups keep appearing on your PC
Glimp may swamp your computer with pestering popup ads, even when you're not connected to the Internet, while secretly tracking your browsing habits and gathering your personal information.
E-mails that you didn't write are being sent from your mailbox
Glimp may gain complete control of your mailbox to generate and send e-mail with virus attachments, e-mail hoaxes, spam, and other types of unsolicited e-mail to other people.
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