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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Rick F on February 18, 2007, 05:13:08 PM

Title: Winfixer & Errorsafe
Post by: Rick F on February 18, 2007, 05:13:08 PM

Warning!

According to the folks at MSMVPS, 'Winfixer' & 'Errorsafe' is being distributed by MSN messenger banner advertisements.  See this link for more info:

http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2007/02/18/591493.aspx
 (http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2007/02/18/591493.aspx)
So far, avast is not detecting this file as malware (scroll down in that link above to see results at VirusTotal).  I sent an email to 'virus<at>avast.com' with this info.  Hopefully this is correct. But... since this malware is not a virus but spyware, I suppose avast may not ever detect these.

But I'd be careful about using MSN messenger until MSN clear this up.

Title: Re: Winfixer & Errorsafe
Post by: news on February 18, 2007, 10:40:55 PM

Hi Rick...

Thank you so much for the information and for sending it to avast!

It's always a great idea to share information and spread it around for those of us that want to
stay in the loop.

I don't use MSN Messenger..however...I will pass this information on to friends that use it.

By the way....you know who I am.

(Just think wginc1) ;)

Title: Re: Winfixer & Errorsafe
Post by: Rick F on February 19, 2007, 05:40:27 PM

Hi Sandy!

Thanks, and you're welcome.  :D