Comments on: Anti-Virus Coverage for WMF Flaw Still Spotty http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:59:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Joe http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8728 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:02:07 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8728 Well, it seems like it is an attempt to create a large botnet to me. I am now getting unusual processes running now. Something listed as mssearchnet.exe is now running in the process list! Norton av detects the trojan (zlob) but it says it failed to remove or repair it for some reason. And yes I ran NAV in safemode. Happy new year windows users time to reformatt again! P.s. Hope you burned your Sp2 disks before the virus got to you. Well, it seems like it is an attempt to create a large botnet to me. I am now getting unusual processes running now.

Something listed as mssearchnet.exe is now running in the process list!

Norton av detects the trojan (zlob) but it says it failed to remove or repair it for some reason. And yes I ran NAV in safemode.

Happy new year windows users time to reformatt again!

P.s. Hope you burned your Sp2 disks before the virus got to you.

]]> by: Michael Santo http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8642 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:07:04 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8642 My guess is they tested the latest NAV, so that 73 variant coverage probably doesn't apply to your version :-( My guess is they tested the latest NAV, so that 73 variant coverage probably doesn’t apply to your version :-(

]]> by: Sabregen http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8641 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:02:59 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8641 I've been nailed 2 times on my main machine by this bug in the last week. The internet gods do not like me, it would seem. I was running Norton AV 2003, fully updated (the second time) and it slipped right through. So much for covering all 73 variants. Perhaps there are more than 73, the rest remaining undetected, or newly released exploits. I hope M$ releases a patch soon for theis (read Tuesday). I dont want to make it 4 XP reloads in 1 week. I tried the following to clean it, both times, with no success: Norton AV 2003 Bit Defender Online TrendMicro PC Housecall Online Spybot Search and Destroy Ad Aware SE Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Spysweeper Once it's in, you're screwed, as nothing seems to work successfully to remove it from the infected machine. This one's a doosie. I’ve been nailed 2 times on my main machine by this bug in the last week. The internet gods do not like me, it would seem. I was running Norton AV 2003, fully updated (the second time) and it slipped right through. So much for covering all 73 variants. Perhaps there are more than 73, the rest remaining undetected, or newly released exploits. I hope M$ releases a patch soon for theis (read Tuesday). I dont want to make it 4 XP reloads in 1 week. I tried the following to clean it, both times, with no success:

Norton AV 2003
Bit Defender Online
TrendMicro PC Housecall Online
Spybot Search and Destroy
Ad Aware SE
Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta
Spysweeper

Once it’s in, you’re screwed, as nothing seems to work successfully to remove it from the infected machine. This one’s a doosie.

]]> by: Cheese Toast http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8638 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:03:12 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8638 I'm glad to see my favorite, Avast! is one of the ones that spotted all 73. I have been a user of thier AV software for 2 years now and it still amazes me how often it they update the virus dat file. Sometimes as much as 4 times a day! chz I’m glad to see my favorite, Avast! is one of the ones that spotted all 73. I have been a user of thier AV software for 2 years now and it still amazes me how often it they update the virus dat file. Sometimes as much as 4 times a day!

chz

]]> by: MarcosV http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8634 Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:50:40 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2401#comment-8634 Makes me wonder how effective the antivirus program that's part of Microsoft's Windows One-Care free beta. I know far too many people who let their antivirus subscription laps or can't afford it in the first place. Those are the type that would go for a free antivirus program like AVG or WOC. Makes me wonder how effective the antivirus program that’s part of Microsoft’s Windows One-Care free beta. I know far too many people who let their antivirus subscription laps or can’t afford it in the first place. Those are the type that would go for a free antivirus program like AVG or WOC.

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