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Dear Jean,
Thank you for your follow-up. I did indeed use the Submit State feature last night and this morning, your team sent me instructions to run an 'update' and then re-run Exterminate It! on the PC. I just finished that process and the new update wiped it out. I ran my regular anti-spy/anti-virus to double-check and it wasn't able to detect it either. I appreciate the support from both you and your team.
Linda D.
Searched as:
Janet
Aliases of Janet (AKA):
[Panda] Trojan Horse.LC
[Computer Associates] Win32.Janet.420
How to Remove Janet from Your Computer
You can effectively remove Janet from your computer with Exterminate It!.
After installing the program, run a scan to display a list of the files associated with Janet in the Scan Result screen and remove these files. For information about running scans and removing malware files, see the Exterminate It! Help.
Janet 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.
Spyware
Spyware is designed to gather data from a computer and transfer it to a third party without the consent or knowledge of the computer’s owner. This includes collecting confidential information (passwords, credit card numbers, PIN numbers, etc.), monitoring key strokes, gathering e-mail addresses, or tracking surfing habits. Such resource-consuming activities slow down the system and generally impact the computer’s performance.
“Spyware” is an umbrella term for a diverse group of malware-related programs, rather than a clear-cut category. Most spyware definitions apply not only to adware, pornware and ‘riskware’ programs, but to many trojans as well.
How Did My PC Get Infected with Janet?
The following are the most likely reasons why your computer got infected with Janet:
- 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 Janet. 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 Janet.
Visiting Questionable Web Sites
When you visit sites with dubious or objectionable content, trojans-including Janet-, spyware, and adware, may well be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer.
Detecting Janet
The following symptoms signal that your computer is very likely to be infected with Janet.
PC is working very slowly
Janet 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 Janet.
New desktop shortcuts have appeared or the home page has changed
Janet can tamper with your Internet settings or redirect your default home page to unwanted web sites. Janet may even add new shortcuts to your PC desktop.
Annoying popups keep appearing on your PC
Janet 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
Janet 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.
Check now if your PC is infected with Janet
Also Be Aware of the Following Threats:
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