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QUESTION POSED ON: 22 January 2003
I have a feeling that my best pal has sent me a Trojan as an attachment. I checked the extension, but I did not find anything funny in it. Even the Trojan dectector and remover I am using has not spotted it. Is there any way to remove it without corrupting any applications? I fear the Trojan would have made the entries in the registry, which I think will corrupt the office and other applications relying on the registry.

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If you know the name of the Trojan see if any of the antivirus companies offer special software to remove it. Try both www.mcafee.com and www.symantec.com.

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