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MatrixHasYou
Even though you may
not want to, I'm sure you can guess by the title that this tip is going
to be about a type of Trojan virus that is making its rounds these days.
This Trojan actually made its debut in December of 2006, but it's still
causing a lot of problems, so I thought I would inform you all about it
today. The full name of this one is Win32.Trojan.MatrixHasYou
and it is found specifically in the Ad-Aware SE adware removal program.
By definition, the
MatrixHasYou Trojan is a set of downloaders, mail spam bots, rootkits,
fake alerts and desktop hijackers. So, if you're having any trouble with
your computer freezing up or if certain things are multiplying themselves,
you may be under the attack of the MatrixHasYou virus. Also, keep in mind
that this one does come with the risk of downloading other malware, such
as Pesttrap.
To get rid of this,
be sure to run your Ad-Aware scans and always update your definitions
when you do so. Updates are always readily available for Ad-Aware SE and
those should help take care of it. Now, if you're still having trouble
with this after you do all of that, there is some information online that
may help you in getting this threat off your computer. Just search for
it by name with your favorite search engine and that should answer all
of your questions. I just wanted to give you some basic information about
it first so you could prepare yourself. Hope you find this helpful!
~ Erin
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