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Trojan Horse Detected How did I get it???

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 11:55 PM

Tonight while trying to open an internet shortcut my AVG notified me that the shortcut had a trojan horse. I quarantined it and have no signs of trouble. My question is how did I get it? Where did it come from? Why did it attach itself to a shortcut? Why didn't my Comodo firewall stop it? I'm totally paranoid now. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 01:36 AM

Here is some reading material:

So how did I get infected in the first place?
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who haven't got it.

—George Bernard Shaw

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