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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: H8Virus on August 08, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

Title: virus fileinfector
Post by: H8Virus on August 08, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

I scanned a file with virus total and it came up with Virus.Win32.FileInfector.gen is this dangerous?

Title: Re: virus fileinfector
Post by: Jtaylor83 on August 08, 2008, 11:18:49 AM

What is the infected filename? Are you using avast?

Title: Re: virus fileinfector
Post by: Lisandro on August 08, 2008, 03:14:18 PM

FileInfectors could be very dangerous...
I suggest:

1. Disable System Restore and then reenable it again.
2. Clean your temporary files.
3. Schedule a boot time scanning with avast with archive scanning turned on. If avast does not detect it, you can try DrWeb CureIT! (http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/) instead.
4. Use SUPERantispyware (http://www.superantispyware.com), MBAM (http://malwarebytes.org/mbam.php) or Spyware Terminator (http://www.spywareterminator.com/) to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete than.
5. Test your machine with anti-rootkit applications (http://www.antirootkit.com/software/index.htm). I suggest avast! antirootkit (http://files.avast.com/files/beta/aswar.exe) or Trend Micro RootkitBuster (http://www.trendmicro.com/download/rbuster.asp).
6. Make a HijackThis (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/hijackthis.php) log to post here or, better, submit the RunScanner (http://www.runscanner.net/) log to to on-line analysis.
7. Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html) or Windows Advanced Care (http://www.iobit.com/AdvancedWindowsCarePersonal/index.html).
8. Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/).

Title: Re: virus fileinfector
Post by: Jtaylor83 on August 09, 2008, 04:00:37 AM

It must be Webwasher's detection.