Removing a Trojan

Oron · 02-01-2009, 09:24 PM

Just started having problems with my laptop today. It's a school-loaned laptop, so it has two partitions - Home (C: Drive) and School (D: Drive). Now, I began to have problems with my Home Account, or C: Drive during the afternoon today. Mostly, whenever I log on or try to open my internet browser (I use IE), about 25+ more browsers will open. Constantly. Not only that, my computer slows down, I can't access the options menu that appears when I right click on anything, and after a few minutes I can't even open up new windows (for anything at all, even my task manager). So, I got on my School Account and scanned my C: Drive from there. It found a Trojan called cagepieax.dll, and it left the virus alone. My question is this: is there a simple way to remove this Trojan from my laptop? Keep in mind that it's school-loaned, and my C: Drive has the Administrator account. I don't even have the authorization to edit some files from my C: Drive, so I highly doubt that I could install a new anti-virus program to remove it from my D: Drive for me.

Other Details - OS: Windows XP Pro, Laptop: IBM T43p, Anti-Virus Software: Symantec

Not sure if any of that's very relevant, but it might be helpful to know.
Seriously, though. I don't have much in the way of authorization. I can't even defrag my computer.

Sorry if this sort of problem has been discussed before, but I think my situation might be a little unique.

02-01-2009, 09:24 PM	#1
Oron Curious Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 208	Removing a Trojan Just started having problems with my laptop today. It's a school-loaned laptop, so it has two partitions - Home (C: Drive) and School (D: Drive). Now, I began to have problems with my Home Account, or C: Drive during the afternoon today. Mostly, whenever I log on or try to open my internet browser (I use IE), about 25+ more browsers will open. Constantly. Not only that, my computer slows down, I can't access the options menu that appears when I right click on anything, and after a few minutes I can't even open up new windows (for anything at all, even my task manager). So, I got on my School Account and scanned my C: Drive from there. It found a Trojan called cagepieax.dll, and it left the virus alone. My question is this: is there a simple way to remove this Trojan from my laptop? Keep in mind that it's school-loaned, and my C: Drive has the Administrator account. I don't even have the authorization to edit some files from my C: Drive, so I highly doubt that I could install a new anti-virus program to remove it from my D: Drive for me. Other Details - OS: Windows XP Pro, Laptop: IBM T43p, Anti-Virus Software: Symantec Not sure if any of that's very relevant, but it might be helpful to know. Seriously, though. I don't have much in the way of authorization. I can't even defrag my computer. Sorry if this sort of problem has been discussed before, but I think my situation might be a little unique. __________________ Sneaking around the forums to read your posts.