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Laurey

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Constant On-Acces Siren
« on: June 17, 2005, 09:51:49 PM »
Hi there
I have used Avast for a LONG time now and it has proved super - up until now, on my husbands home computer, everytime he turns on (read - gains Internet access) the Siren goes and warns him of an On-Access threat - about 6 or more times in a row - each with a different warning!!! Every time he takes the advice and Moves To Chest. But - it just happens again next time.
These are some of the viruses it mentions:

sahagent-cdt1004.exe
Win32:Trojan-gen. {Other}
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\trz3B9.tmp
cal Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\GPABGHEB\nem220[1].dll
C:\WINDOWS\nem220.dll
Win32:Trojan-gen. {Other}

Your advice would be much appreciated. :-*

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Re: Constant On-Acces Siren
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2005, 10:23:45 PM »
Have you tried to delete the temporary Internet files?
To do this go to Internet explorer >Tools > Internet options > Delete files > Click delete all offline content (just to be sure) > click ok.
It might take some time to delete them.

After that, try some antispyware applications (freeware): download, install, update and run it.
Ad-Aware
Spybot Search and Destroy
Spywareblaster
A-squared
Ewido
Webroot Spy Sweeper:
Microsoft AntiSpyware
X-Cleaner Free

If it does not solve, for antiTrojans see the sharewares bellow (download, install, update and run it, you can test it for some days):
TrojanHunter
TDS-3
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Laurey

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Re: Constant On-Acces Siren
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2005, 12:24:14 AM »
Thank you - I did a boot scan and it found stuff and asked if it should delete them, when I said yes - it said are you sure/ it is in Windows - so I changed it to MOVE. Now when I turned on again, the warnings did NOT happen! So I think we have done it! My question is, do I need to do anything now that I have MOVED it??
LA

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Re: Constant On-Acces Siren
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2005, 03:12:06 AM »
My question is, do I need to do anything now that I have MOVED it??
Where did you move them?
To Chest? or to another folder?
Into Chest you're safe. The virus cannot leave from there  8)
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Laurey

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Re: Constant On-Acces Siren
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2005, 04:09:39 AM »
The boot scan does not give you that option, so I presume the Avast programme will do the right thing and move it to the chest.
Anyway - so far so good - if I run into further problems I will contact you again - thank you for your time and advice. :D

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Re: Constant On-Acces Siren
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2005, 09:48:40 AM »
The boot scan moves malware to a folder called 'moved'. This is not the same as the virus chest. If you do a normal scan, avast! will detect the files in the folder 'moved' even though they are inactive.

Your options are to delete the contents of the folder 'moved' after a few days just to be sure non of the files moved were a false alarm, or to do a scan of just this folder with avast! the program will then give you the option of putting the files in the virus chest.

I assume this is because the virus chest is not operating during the boot time scan. It does seem to cause a bit of confusion if people do a normal scan after a boot time scan: they think malware is still being found when in fact the files have been rendered inactive.
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