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Drooooom

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[false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« on: February 10, 2013, 12:00:25 AM »
Greetings,

Don't know if the topic exists.

I've got an (false?) alert against a .gif on Tumblr...  hxxp://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-19UtqE8ngoZbM.gif


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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 12:08:43 AM »
Hi Drooooom,

No false positive; quantserve is known for hosting malware.

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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 12:21:04 AM »
Ah ok! damn  :o
It was just a simple Tumblr of a friend.

Hoping to have got nothing...

Thank you!

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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2013, 06:46:37 AM »
I've checked the URL at Virus Total. Almost all anti-virus doesn't label it as a malware.

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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2013, 08:42:03 AM »
Hi khairoulikhwan2012,

Did you even research this particular subject? A search on Google reveals many hints.

A particular answer from a Microsoft member is here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_scanning/remove-quantserve/d266dffe-c66e-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?msgId=b75e2ca6-c472-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 08:57:14 AM »
Hi khairoulikhwan2012,

Did you even research this particular subject? A search on Google reveals many hints.

A particular answer from a Microsoft member is here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_scanning/remove-quantserve/d266dffe-c66e-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?msgId=b75e2ca6-c472-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

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I don't really think he checks anything, I'm actually surprised he didn't suggest a re-install of avast ::)  ;)

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Re: [false positive ?] .gif on Tumblr
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 08:58:34 AM »
I don't really think he checks anything, I'm actually surprised he didn't suggest a re-install of avast ::)  ;)

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