i have a similar issue. has anyone found a way to get rid of "Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent variant" ive been informed by World of Warcraft startup that i have it but i have yet been able to find it myself to delete it. any guesses?

I have moved your post to it`s own thread. You obviously didn`t see the bold red message.

[b][color=red]Very Important:[/color] Before deciding whether you should clean or reformat your system, go and read this thread [b][URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic65943.html"][color=blue]HERE[/color][/URL][/b] and decide what it is you want to do.[/b]

If after reading the above, you wish to clean your system, do the following.

Go and read the [b][URL="http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic58138.html"]Viruses/Spyware/Malware, preliminary removal instructions.[/URL][/b] Follow all the instructions exactly.

Post fresh [b]HJT[/b] and [b][color=red]AVG Antispyware[/color] logs as attachments[/b] into this thread, only after doing the above.

[b]Also, let me know the results of the AVG Antirootkit scan.[/b]

Regards Howard

[color=red][b]This thread is for the use of[/color] BloodRaven [color=red]only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.[/color][/b]

i advise getting "Spyware Doctor" you have to pay for it but its worth every penny. the best virus/spyware/trojan remover ive ever used.