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The thread discusses a user experiencing recurring virus alerts for Trojan.Win32.Hosts2.gen, which appears to be spreading from old Windows installation files (windows.old) to the current system. The original poster considers deleting the old files to eliminate the infection, and after deleting them, reports that the alerts have stopped, suggesting the issue might be resolved. The overall tone is helpful and collaborative, with other users providing guidance on managing the old files and monitoring for further infections.
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alaskaferret

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Hi, Yesterday my antivirus started popping up with a virus/trojan Trojan.Win32.Hosts2.gen. I have a few windows.old from new installs, and this thing is traveling from those installs to the current one, zonealarm treats it but then it comes back. I ran spybot hoping it was some kind of malware, have not run hijackthis yet. How do I get rid of this thing? Why does it keep coming back. Thanks, Carla
 

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For a start, if you believe the win.old files are responsible, you could get rid of them if they do not contain anything you might need.
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For a start, if you believe the win.old files are responsible, you could get rid of them if they do not contain anything you might need.
 
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I've tried to do that in the past, the computer always says its a system file and I shouldn't delete it, makes no sense to me since its old windows, but this thing is also getting into the current host file as well. I'll delete the old ones and see if it crashes the computer lol. Thanks.
 
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I deleted the windows.old, there were four, I have a whole ton of drive space again, so nice. So its been several hours now and Zonealarm hasn't detected new infections, so maybe deleting those file solved the problem, thank you for your help.

Carla
 
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Well one - do get back to us if you have any further concerns.
 

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