What Is Trojan Horse Agent_R.Nq?
Agent_R.Nq is one of seven names for a Trojan horse virus that contains a file modification which could prevent access to anti-virus web sites and programs.
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Trojan Horse
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A Trojan horse is malware which can be very dangerous and malicious. It makes people believe it is part of a program because it acts like something it is not. You can acquire Trojan horses through browsing a website, downloading files, pulling files from portal file systems or transferreding from other computers. They can overwrite an entire computer or serve as a keylogging program to send user names and passwords back to the program creator.
Other Names
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If a machine is infected with this Trojan, it is possible that there are other files on the system as well which are part of the overall Trojan horse. The virus also has these names: Agent_r.NQ.A, Agent_r.NQ.B, Agent_r.NQ.C, Agent_r.NQ.D, Agent_r.NQ.E and Agent_r.NQ.F.
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Advice
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If an anti-virus scan shows you have this Trojan, follow its advice on how to remove it from your system. Many Trojan horses contain keyloggers that may send information you believe to be secure to the originator of the virus. Once you have removed Agent_R.Nq, change your passwords as an added security precaution.
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