Traces of antiviruses softwares after online scans

[kamulko]

On Internet Magazine (italian version) of this month, I read :" after online scanning, the Panda, Trend-Micro, McAfee, Norton (etcetera) leave some traces on your HD".
So, I ran in search of this hidden traces but I nothing founded about. Can some evangelist say me more?

Thanks.

[Lisandro]

On Internet Magazine (italian version) of this month, I read :" after online scanning, the Panda, Trend-Micro, McAfee, Norton (etcetera) leave some traces on your HD".
So, I ran in search of this hidden traces but I nothing founded about. Can some evangelist say me more?

I don't know about McAfee and Norton. Trend-Micro is safe and does not left trash behind as far I know.

But, these are false detections due to Panda on-line scan  :'(
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=12432.msg104932#msg104932

IMSCAN.DLL
PAVDLL.DLL
PAV.SIG
APVXD.VX2
APVXD.VXD

[MFB]

Avast detected a virus in Panda Active Scan for me as well.  After that I stop using Panda Active Scan and remove the Active X controls for it cause it keeps showing me two Adwares in programs that I never see in my hardrive.  Spybot and Ad-aware SE didn't detect it, I had Microsoft Beta Antispyware for a few weeks before I remove it and that didn't detect it, not even McAfee detect it before I remove that.  Avst! didn't detect these adwares as well so I just though it was a false alarm.

[kamulko]

Thanks for share your experience. Maybe this traces (except activeX, yhat I deleted immediately after the scan) are deleted from automatic cleaning by CCleaner...

[DavidR]

I doubt that they would be deleted by ccleaner as they are out into folders other than the system temp. Mostly what causes the problems are on-line scans that download their virus pattern signature file and it hasn't been encrypted so the signatures are detected as a virus.

Panda's on-line scanner would appear to be the worst for this, leaving unencrypted VPS file left on your HDD after the scan.

[Lisandro]

I doubt that they would be deleted by ccleaner as they are out into folders other than the system temp.

Kamulko, listen to David, I agree with him 
CCleaner could take other files away (maybe the ActiveX, etc.).
Trust Trend-Micro on-line scanning 

[kamulko]

Ok, guys, after your counseiling I'm in peace-of-mind now!!!

Thanks!!! 

[TedNelly]

Kamulko

Trend-Micro does indeed leave remnants of itself on your hard drive after an
on line scan!!


C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files -: ActiveX (HouseCall Control)
C:\Windows\AU_Backup
C:\Windows\AU_Log
C:\Windows\AU_Temp (Not temp enough)

Take a look for yourself

[kamulko]

Thanks for your note.. I don't find nothing. I have checked also in TEMP folder. maybe I have some hidden ghost-cleaners files in my PC:  mistery!!! 

[Lisandro]

Thanks for the info, P3t3rb0nn.
But in my system, for any reason, Trend-Micro does not left behind these files 

[whocares]

@ Trend micro:

it's behaviour might also depend on which browser you use, and whether you use the IE/ActiveX version, or the JAVA-version of Housecall

With IE, it definitely leaves the above entries on a W2k-system
 

[Lisandro]

With IE, it definitely leaves the above entries on a W2k-system

With IE and XP SP2 it could not leave anything behind... Maybe I'm just the lucky guy 

[MFB]

Kamulko

Trend-Micro does indeed leave remnants of itself on your hard drive after an
on line scan!!


C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files -: ActiveX (HouseCall Control)
C:\Windows\AU_Backup
C:\Windows\AU_Log
C:\Windows\AU_Temp (Not temp enough)

Take a look for yourself

Thanks for the heads up call, I found them all and remove it, sheesh one of those files is over 3,000 kb 

[TedNelly]

In all honesty I think there my have been a problem with the Trend-Micro on-line scan removal tool.

I am on dial-up and have tried to use Trend-Micro on-line before, being impatient I terminated before

it was correctly downloaded,this may have contributed to the problem. I feel sure that if I had allowed

for the correct installation the first time the removal .exe would have done its job correctly.

Glad I could be of assistance

[Abraxas]

 It may be related to what system you have, but I have stopped doing online scans : Housecall, Panda, etc. because of the junk left behind. I'm running Win98 SE. and on dial up.   This was a month or so ago after reading that it was a good idea to use these scanners.
After running jvPowertools & Regcleaner (4.3.0.780) you could see lots of bits and pieces hanging around in the Registry from these scanners.