Avast Doesn't Block XP Defender malware (ave.exe)
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From: David Kaye on 4 Apr 2010 02:04 "Heather" <fergie(a)canada.invalid> wrote: >Hey David.....I am not arguing with you, but if all 3 of us are using ES and >your time is an hour ahead of the two of us........something is out of whack >on your end. It is 12:55 am as I type this. I guess I'll just chalk it up to being a forward thinker.
From: Heather on 4 Apr 2010 01:08 "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hp96ke$sld$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Heather" <fergie(a)canada.invalid> wrote: > >>Hey David.....I am not arguing with you, but if all 3 of us are using ES >>and >>your time is an hour ahead of the two of us........something is out of >>whack >>on your end. It is 12:55 am as I type this. > > I guess I'll just chalk it up to being a forward thinker. 8-)) >
From: The Central Scrutinizer on 4 Apr 2010 02:19 "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hp85v4$ua4$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote: > >> >>Were you running as administrator at the time of the "attack"? > > Running XP Pro with a default user with admin privileges. This will pretty much trump AV protection.
From: The Central Scrutinizer on 4 Apr 2010 02:24 "~BD~" <BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:zo6dnYu9Mff2MCrWnZ2dnUVZ8o2dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > David Kaye is (I believe) one of life's 'good guys' and has a vast amount > of computer experience. Perhaps he wasn't concentrating and Let's say what you mention here is true. If that is the case, why would he not know that users running as local admin is for sure asking for problems? He said he is running that way as all of his clients do as well! WHAT!!!! > missed your question. > > Maybe he will confirm that he *is* using Version 5 in due course. > > Btw, at the link you posted it *does* say about the Free version of Avast! > > Antivirus and anti-spyware > Secures e-mail and chats > > > I had a look at the web site of the other person commenting on your Blog > about Malwarebytes. http://gopcfix.com/ John Warnken seems to be quite > genuine - maybe you should invite him to this thread?!! > > -- > Dave
From: The Central Scrutinizer on 4 Apr 2010 02:27
I would focus more on getting your customers to not run with local admin privs as a normal user. "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hp8bui$il8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com (David Kaye) wrote: > >> I rolled back the registry and eliminated it, but I'm rather pissed that >>the latest Avast did not see it at all. > > For the record "the lastest version" means exactly that, 5.0.462. I'm > wondering what part of "latest version" people don't understand. > > Anyhow, back to our story...MB found it, Avast didn't. The ave.exe > malware > program has been out there for some time. I first saw it almost a year > ago. I'm really surprised and disappointed that Avast didn't see it, and > I'm > inclined to rethink whether I should encourage my customers to use it. > |