Trojan Found

TrojanDownloader.W32.CPR was found on my computer. I right-clicked and told TDS to delete the file and on a subsequent scan nothing was found. I want to make sure that it is really gone.

Additionally, I want to set up TDS to allow me to send files for analysis, but when I put my hotmail e-mail address in and click test email TDS says test email failed.

 

Hi dallen,
The server field, where you have 127.0.0.1 is where the name or IP address of a server has to be entered that accepts email for remote delivery. So when you send mail away, this is the server you hand it over to. Probably it's something like smtp.isp.com, since smtp is the protocol used to do the hand-over.
The only thing which could create problems is, if neither your internet connection provider, nor your hotmail web-based mail provider actually provide SMTP service. Can you find that out?

Andreas

P.S. 127.0.0.1 is a standardized number and would always be "localhost", i.e. your local, present computer. Set up like this, TDS connects to your computer and says "Hey, SMTP server. I have mail here for dallen, there it is." But since on your own computer you have no such SMTP server running, the whole process will fail.

 

Hi there!

AFAIK Hotmail only works via a web browser.. they don't allow any POP3/SMTP stuff, so in order to send the suspected trojan you would have to register an e-mail account with a provider that allows you to use POP3 to receive and SMTP to send e-mail!

Greetz
Storm

 

...maybe your internet connection provider has an smtp server you can use. for what you want to set up, you don't actually need the POP3 stuff, just SMTP...

(Incoming mail will be sent by DCS simply to your mail address and it's not important if you use a web-interface to read it or POP to download it. I hope i have expressed it well.)

 

Thanks guys. I do have an email account at Purdue that I use that might work, but how do I find the correct IP address for the server that accepts the mail?

Oh, what's with the stars and newbie and karma stuff by my name?

 

I found out the name of the server and tested it and everything works fine now. Thanks for you help, but I still want to know what the Newbie, stars and karma things are.

 

Good system. It encourages people to be active but at the same time it rewards meaningful activity. However, I think that some forum members would like to have the power to punish people for bad posting . I just want people to know that I would have applauded a few of the very helpful replies, but I'm only a newbie. So a big thank you will have to do. Some day I hope to make junior member.

 

Hi Dallen,
the negative karma (the booo! button) has been removed on many requests due to abuse or maybe people read wrong confusing smite with smile, so only the applaus (good karma) is there. So feel free to press the karma cookies for the people you think helped you most or when you see a very good posting somewhere.


But good your infection --the cause of this thread-- seems to have gone.