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paraxeno

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problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« on: July 29, 2012, 03:10:19 PM »
what is this? I attach the results of my weekly full system scan from avast and the quick scan of malwarebytes

the infected file found cannot be moved to the virus chest the apply button doesnt seem to work

please help and advise

thank you

paraxeno

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 03:12:19 PM »
and here is the result of the quick scan with malwarebytes which came up clean...

could this be a false report?

since the move to chest button doesnt work I dont know how to remove move or delete the infected file shown on previous screenshot


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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 03:22:02 PM »
the funny thing is that just an hour before the weekly scan the program run the daily scan with same settings and found no file or infection whatsoever

here is the previous result on a screenshot

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2012, 03:32:12 PM »
first... files that can not be scanned are just that, it does not mean they are infected
avast just give you a scan error report and the reason why


memory scan..... short version DO NOT USE memory scan setting as this will give some veird scan results
there are hundreds of cases in here if you searc the forum

i recomend you use default quick/full scan with default scan settings..... unless you have some special need or know something the avast guys dont know
« Last Edit: July 29, 2012, 03:49:14 PM by Pondus »

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2012, 03:34:34 PM »
also, when you have avast and malwarebytes, there is no need for the old and obsolete SpyBoot SD
« Last Edit: July 29, 2012, 03:49:52 PM by Pondus »

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 03:36:01 PM »
I will check my scan settings, I thought it would be even safer to use all the scanning abilities avast gives... 

yeap I meant to remove the spybot last week but forgot it there

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2012, 03:38:39 PM »
I will check my scan settings, I thought it would be even safer to use all the scanning abilities avast gives... 

yeap I meant to remove the spybot last week but forgot it there
if it was safer then it would be sett as default

the avast guys have worked with malware 24/7 for 20 years so they know what works


malwarebytes may have 10 updates a day.....SbyBot once a week
so in one week they have more updates then spyboot in a year


« Last Edit: July 29, 2012, 03:41:23 PM by Pondus »

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2012, 03:39:39 PM »
yeap I meant to remove the spybot last week but forgot it there

I did remove it after all those remnants are probably some registration or other files that dont get deleted when we remove the program from the add/remove option of windows

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2012, 03:41:17 PM »
by the way since its the first time I come up to this memory block thing do you know if it affects the way my computer runs in some way? and it was odd to me that it appeared on an avast file - sorry if I tire you with those questions

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2012, 03:42:54 PM »
does the computer behave weird?

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2012, 03:43:53 PM »
not really so far...

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2012, 03:48:31 PM »
if you want Essexboy to have a look inside, then follow this guide and attach a OTL log

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0

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Re: problem with memory block trojian in avast exe
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2012, 12:18:36 AM »
found another three of these memory blocks in antimalwarebyte executables this time... I know you told me not to run memory scans but it sounds strange to me that it started finding viruses after at least 3 years I use the avast antivirus with the exact same settings....  I wonder if I really have an infection somewhere hidden in my system... sigh!

I attach the new found blocks in a screenie, and the OTL results just in case someone sees it and tells me how to get rid of those memory blocks or if they are a real danger for my system

thanks again so very much!!! :D