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Offline Pondus

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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2014, 05:32:58 PM »
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First submission 2014-08-30 17:20:31 UTC ( 2 měsíce, 1 týden ago ) so it can not be an old virus/file.
it does not necessarily mean it is new, just the time it was first uploaded to VT

searching Symantect database for Dialer.MicroDialer as that is what they call it, give this info last updated in 2007.....so indicate old
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-102713-5831-99&tabid=3


Milos is virus analyst at avast so he is the expert here and we have to trust what he say   ;)


where did you fin this file ..... in a online virus collection?






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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2014, 06:56:06 AM »
2. Milos say - Only in cloud (should be detected on execute) - and the file is not detected by Avast cloud even I run it.

Did you have your internet connection up while executing the file?? If so then are you sure you dont have any 3rd-party firewall or software running alongside which is probably blocking avast cloud access??

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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2014, 03:43:54 PM »
Response removed owing to better information from others.

-Noel
« Last Edit: November 12, 2014, 03:51:22 PM by NoelC »

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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2014, 03:46:03 PM »
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Since you say the file is NOT detected locally on your computer and IS detected by Avast on VirusTotal, then I suspect you have a problem with your Avast installation.
It was explained in my quote post from Milos .....


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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2014, 03:47:15 PM »
@ NoelC
The avast Self-Defence Module is designed to protect avast - The Hardened Mode is something entirely different.
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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2014, 03:49:16 PM »
Thanks for the corrections.

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Re: Avast is untrustful and hardened mode does not work
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2014, 11:19:27 AM »
Here is an example of 1 newest file.  Avast antivirus does not catch it. Hardened mode should get it (this file cannot be on any whitelist or any other list of Avast) and Avast lets run it. I do not know how it is now, it let it run in the morning.
https://mega.co.nz/#!h0h1zBCD!tLhxZKCZqSfOLCdyR8zTZBYE6YcCHPWCPb3qoOgV2Eo