Originally Posted by
Socaflyer
I got the same ad, although it only popped up after I logged into Flyertalk. I didn't get any warning, but perhaps my software missed it. Can those types of trojans affect Macs?
FliesWay2Much, how do you do know the name of the Trojan you're searching for in this case? The supposed name of the company "Malware", brought up articles about malware.
I think the name of the Trojan was longer. I think it was something like "Malware-Scam" or "Malware-Scrub" or something like that. The Trojan I got hit with a couple of weeks ago was called "AntiVirGear" and loaded itself the same way that the FT Trojan tried to load. (I was using IE instead of Firefox because my work on-line calendar won't work on Firefox.) I did a search on the Trojan name and eventually wound up on
http://www.bleeping computer.com. I wound up in the Forums section and someone had published detailed instruction about how to remove this Trojan.
I'd recommend downloading "bleeping computer" and setting up a free account. They have lots of free downloads and tutorials.