Corrupt pictures but thumbnails good

I can see all the thumbnails but when I try to use them I get a black screen with exclamation point.  I have paid a tech to fix this less than 6 mo ago.  He did restore all my pics, thank goodness!  I was told then that I had a trojan ???  Even though I did ask I never figured out how to fix it myself.  I guess I have to go back to the tech and start all over again.  I had planned to upgrade to a new Mac but not sure now.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. 
Regards
TD 

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