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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: leglagger on January 29, 2010, 02:19:34 PM
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I have a Acer Aspire 7540G with Windows 7 .
My Avast 5.0.396 is up to date with virus database.
It has found 2 threats
C:\Program Files(x86)\epson\creativity suite\File Manager\DspReadMe.exe and C:\Program Files(x86)\epson\creativity suite\Easy Photo Print\DspReadMe.exe
Severity High. Threat Win32:Malware-gen
When I try to move these to the chest I get "Error: Access is denied (5)"
I cannot run boot-time scan as it says "Boot time scanner only available in 32 bit operating systems".
I restarted in safe mode, and then ran avast and tried to scan the epson folder but got "no more endpoints available from the endpoint manager".
Is this a genuine threat, and why can't I move it to the chest?
Please help!
Thanks
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Hello,
file with this filename arrived to us and if false positive, which will be fixed. If the problem remains after next VPS update (100129-1) then send the file to virus@avast.com with "False positive" in subject.
Thank you,
Milos
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When will the next update (VPS update (100129-1)) be ?
Also - why can I not move the 2 files to the chest ?
Thanks
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Brand new XP rebuild. App dumps occuring. Entered Safe Mode, run Avast 5 -- "Unable to start scan. There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper."
After adding anti-virus program (como) install which crashed after update and 2nd scan. (some other strange program behavior occured earlier like a window staying on top of another just loaded program.) I tried to open the dump file indicated in C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\temp\fce2_appcompat.txt but I was unable to print or save the file (definite sign of malware).
So I ran some other tools from well known antivirus companies and found "ARTEMIS!(followed by random hex numbers)". All scanners ran fine in regular Windows XP mode and never found a virus including Avast 5.0.
This was after a fresh reinstall with very few programs installed and very few website visits. ARTEMIS must have a loader that's not being detected by any malware scanners with possible delayed load. I suspect it's getting in either via network drive or one of my program (Office 07, Adobe mainly) installs has a parasite.
Did not find Win32:Malware-gen but HAVE found it on my other PC.
If you have more clues on removing this malware and hidden loaders, please let me know.
::)
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Brand new XP rebuild. App dumps occuring. Entered Safe Mode, run Avast 5 -- "Unable to start scan. There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper."
After adding anti-virus program (como) install which crashed after update and 2nd scan. (some other strange program behavior occured earlier like a window staying on top of another just loaded program.) I tried to open the dump file indicated in C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\temp\fce2_appcompat.txt but I was unable to print or save the file (definite sign of malware).
So I ran some other tools from well known antivirus companies and found "ARTEMIS!(followed by random hex numbers)". All scanners ran fine in regular Windows XP mode and never found a virus including Avast 5.0.
This was after a fresh reinstall with very few programs installed and very few website visits. ARTEMIS must have a loader that's not being detected by any malware scanners with possible delayed load. I suspect it's getting in either via network drive or one of my program (Office 07, Adobe mainly) installs has a parasite.
Did not find Win32:Malware-gen but HAVE found it on my other PC.
If you have more clues on removing this malware and hidden loaders, please let me know.
::)
you should have started your own topic and not posted inside this http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=54389.0
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