I had downloaded a zip file, clicked to open, and Windows 7 popped up 'Do you want this program to make changes'. It was then I realized it was an exe. (Yes, stupid mistake, wasn't paying attention). Of course I clicked no, but my question is, COULD it have made any changes? Or did clicking no automatically prevent it? Just want to be sure.
I was kind of shocked because normally Avast picks stuff up automatically as soon as it downloads. Just out of curiosity I had Avast scan it before deleting the file, and it did recognize it then. It was 3 things, bundled up in something called $PLUGINSDIR\ Can you setup 3 exes inside 1 exe?
Win32:Alureon-EN [Rtk]
Win32:Vitro
Win32:FakeAlert-EJ [Trj]