If I find an .exe file named drsmartload (a trojan horse downloader) on my computer, should I delete it?
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Batman, now u really gotta believe me, i have a trojan attack before, called SpyAxe, its really irritating, i cant remove it through the "Add/Remove" program on my computer. everytime i reboot, the SpyAxe comes back again. TRUST ME, DO NOT use another program, like the other answerers here said, to delete it. delete it manually, even if it takes a lot of time, like having to reboot to safemode n all that. yes it does work for some of these anti-spyware programs, BUT why am i stopping you, why? coz SpyAxe actually claims to be such an anti-spyware program, but it actually attached a trojan horse virus with it, that causes SpyAxe to appear each time we reboot our com. some pple couldnt stand it n decided to pay SpyAxe to remove the trojan. its all a scam from Spyaxe. to know more abt this spyaxe, u can search in Yahoo. i also found out how to remove the trojan manually through a search done in Yahoo, which brought me to a forum page(pls click on link below) where many others also caught this SpyAxe problem. the forum also states many other computer problems.\n\nin the 1st place, the reason i chose to delete this SPyAxe manually is becoz i needed to pay the other programs to delete the trojan. its really ridiculous rite? n u know what, wad i'm gonna say next is true, i read this from the forum page submitted by real pple.. this guy actually couldn't stand seeing the Spyaxe after rebooting his com everytime, so he download another anti-spyware program to get rid of the trojan, since he knows that SpyAxe is the one who actually attached the trojan with itself so pple who click on SpyAxe's advertisement n scan their PCs for free will get the trojan infection(whereby the scan results will show that u haf many viruses on your PC, which is not true). then they will ask u to download SpyAxe(there is a fee for using Spyaxe) to remove the trojan for you. then this guy, he downloaded other program, n PAID them, but it didnt work. he was so pissed off, he couldnt stand it, he actually decided to pay SpyAxe to remove e trojan for him!! n here comes the WORSE part... SpyAxe is not an anti-spyware prgm at all! e guy called the no. to look for SpyAxe management team, n the number actually was to a flower shop!! i didnt know whether to laugh or to cry when i saw this in the forum. tt's y i would really advise u to del e trojan manually urself, rather than download some other program to remove it. u will never know what u are downloading.\n\ni deleted it manually and it really did work, i didnt even need to spend a cent. even better, if your PC has a 'system recovery' program, u can juz restore it to an earlier time, a time before the trojan infected your PC. i know ACER computers have this program, n some other brands too. Mine is an ACER laptop, but too bad i didnt set a restore date so i couldn't use this program to help me. if your PC has this program too, do set a restore date where everything in your PC is working fine. you'll thank your lucky stars when you really need to use this program. \n\nBatman, REALLY< BELIEVE ME OK? i spent so much time typing this answer! good luck to you!! do check out the link, there are forums abt other PC problems, forums are best coz those are the pple who have the same problem n they have solved it using their ways, always finish reading every message in the forum, coz some might say this particular way works, but some say no. u haf to read through the whole thing to get the best solution.\n\nHope to hear from u how u removed the trojan, i noe how irritating it can be. do email me at yuni_chan88@yahoo.com.sg ok? thanks! =]
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I would NOT download it. That's for sure.\n\nJust use a good anti-virus and spyware remover from a company you trust, and remember to defragment your hard drive every once and a while. That's all you really need.
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No.  It will not harm your system.  I have this on my computer at home, and I use it frequently.  If in doubt, choose the option to back up the registry, when prompted.  This is a nice little piece of software, right up there with others like SpyBot - search and destroy and AVG Free edition.
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If it's a trojan horse ...just delete it.  Open the virus vault, right click on the virus and delete it.  If it's any other kind of virus, you  might just want to leave it in the vault.  It will remain quarantined from all the other files on your computer.  You can just keep it in jail and it won't bother anyone.  Unless you can repair the file or delete it without harming your computer, just let it be.
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If you received an unsolicited email about it aka Spam, I wouldn't trust it. If you want software to mess around with your files and registry, go to download.com and at least read reviews.
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it looks like the email was parsing an executable file called love_lorn.kiss.ok.exe ... sounds like a virus!  i wouldn't download the attachment if I were you... sounds like a virus to me
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If you stupidly opened said file out of curiosity, then there is the heightened risk of having let a worm or virus and the like into your computer.  Could be innocent hoax or could be harmful crash?
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AVG is a good one , u can download it from 'download.com' for free. but make sure you are scanning ur files in safe mode.\n\nin normal mode it is not possible to delete some running files. to go to safe mode( if u r using windows) while PC starts press 'F8' button and select safe mode option and run the antivirus from there...\ni m sure it'll work
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download an run http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx.  Good luck.  Mikie.
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It's a malformed file that contains harmful code that will cause problems to your computer.You shoul delete or quarantine that file.
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these files r downloaded automatically wen u browse thru the net. delete them now. n use ur virus scanner r firewall to remove the source for those files....so tat u wont get any problem in the future...
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It's no bad for free,  I also use spyware blaster,  spybot search and destroy,  and Microsofts windows defender.  It's a shame to have to go thought so much to keep my machine free of c@@p.
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you probably mean trojan horse, and you should buy or download some decent anti virus software. Try download.com
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First off, I would check that you're allowed to remove it.. I work for a company where we monitor the useage of the systems, it is against company policy to even try to get around this..\n\nThen (assuming you are allowed) I would check the list of running processes, look them up on the internet (google.com or similar) I am sure you will find out which one is the offending application.. then kill it...\n\nAll being well you will not be under the watchfull eye of the company any more.\n\nThen it's simply a case of uninstalling the program (search the hard drive for the .exe in question, delete it.. effective but may re-appear) via the control panel (if it's there).
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find where it installs itself, then go to that folder or the place in the registry and delete it (regedit)\n\nI dont recommend it\n\nIt's best to scan with several virus/spyware programs. There's several online ones free that you can use. I like panda and bitdefender best because they've found the most viruses. Adaware is best for removing spyware.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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I could not find anything on this exe file.  Are you sure you spelled it correctly?
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First run a virus scan on them.  If its safe, try opening one.  Chances are you can delete them.  I've never heard of a program that uses those files.