[T-Man]

http://www.modeltrainforum.com/showthread.php?t=1017&page=2
What is this? TROJAN HORSE
IN B&M post number 15
The B&0 (diesel roster)click has a Trojan Horse JSacked.y 090113-1 1/13/09

THE Avast program went nuts with warnings. Thought you would like to know

 

[Boston&Maine]

Trojan Horse is a type of virus, see here... I did not see anything funny in my post when I posted it at home, and I do not see anything funny here at college either... I need more information, what do you mean by "the B&0 click"?

I found another account of this virus by searching on Google, and can be seen here...

Apparently that seven number code and date has to do with an Avast update, as seen here...

Does it only happen when you click on whatever you mean by "the B&0 click," or does it happen elsewhere around this site too? I also found this...

 

[stationmaster]

A troja horse virus is one that has a program that is not what it looks to be. A wolf in sheeps clothing. May contain adware.

 

[T-Man]

The CB&Q Diesel Roster click on your post. Iwas using the XP puter. It happened twice last night and today. The avast freeware picked it up. Twice was proof enough or is it a scam?????

 

[Boston&Maine]

It must have been something... Maybe because I linked to a cached Google page? I removed the link though...

 

[stationmaster]

Run your adware program to make sure you got it all. Then your anti-spy. And finally your virus program. That should take care of any evidence.

 

[T-Man]

That's Good advice.
My experience with freeware in the past seem to find more ghost virus. You really can't tell just as long everthing works fine. They say OH we found 400 things wrong ,just subscribe to our super deluxe edition and we will take care of it. You wonder .

 

[Boston&Maine]

I searched all the files on my computer for "JSacked.y" along with doing a full system scan with both Windows Defender and Symantec Antivirus; nothing turned up for me...

 

[stationmaster]

I use SpyBot Search and Destroy, AVG anti virus, and AdWare. All free downloads. My favorite price.

 

[T-Man]

It could be an XP weakness. It saw and jumped. Every older puter we had got bugged by something sooner or later. I bet this is just the start. BY June I will get hit again.This was just a little pest no big crash. We will wait and see.

 

[Boston&Maine]

I do not know about an XP weakness because I am using XP on my home computer too... Who knows when I will upgrade, LOL :dunno: