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Today's virus update detected Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D as malware - false positive needs to be fixed?

Last post 04-24-2008 3:44 PM by lnicula. 2 replies.
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  • 04-24-2008 7:15 AM

    • nigeld
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    Today's virus update detected Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D as malware - false positive needs to be fixed?

    Blink Personal Version 3.5.7, Rule version 1443
    AntiVirus Version 1.0.376
    Vulnerability Scanner version 5.9.1, Audits version 1886

    The above definitions identified Ad-Aware2007.exe and 4 programs from Spybot Search and Destroy (SpybotSD.exe, TeaTimer.exe, SDShred.exe and SDUpdate.exe) as the W32/Spyware.gen1 virus and quarantined them.

    Previous definitions were happy with them. Could you please update the definitions to correct this problem.

     

  • 04-24-2008 10:49 AM In reply to

    Re: Today's virus update detected Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D as malware - false positive needs to be fixed?

    Yes, I'm having the same problem with Ad-Aware & Spybot reported above.  I can't use them because Blink is identifying them inappropriately as malware. 

    I ran CW Shredder, and it found and removed CWS.hiddendll.  Could that be related to the problem?   

    I just tried to instal SpySweeper 5.5, and Blink is also identifying that as malware. 

    Please advise.  Thanks.  

  • 04-24-2008 3:44 PM In reply to

    Re: Today's virus update detected Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D as malware - false positive needs to be fixed?

    Please send us the quarantined files in password protected zip files to malware@eeye.com

    password: infected

    These files are located in the Quarantine Folder in Blink as .QRN or .BAK files

     Thank you!

    Regards
    Laurentiu Nicula
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