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| Subject: | Re: strange software > winsupdater.exe |
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| Date: | Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:57:38 -0500 |
On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 12:53 +1300, Nick FitzGerald wrote:
Filenames are all but totally useless for diagnosing malware, spyware _AND_ the normal operation of a system.
Amen. Trying to disguise itself as something related to Windows Update is a fairly common tactic for Trojans.
If you suspect the file may be some (new) undesirable thing, send copies to your preferred antivirus (and possibly other "security") product developers asking them for an analysis and to add detection and removal if it turns out that it really is "undesirable" by their standard.
Start with Kaspersky. They have the best track record of detecting Trojans of any of the scanners I work with. Go to their website and upload the file to their online virus scanner: http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus Better yet, upload it at VirusTotal.com and it will scan it against several updated engines. Regards, Justin
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