Hello my virtual forum friends!
I've got a new review on one interasting tool called MultiAV Scanning Tool (This tool to me was recomended by polonius). This is Command Line On-Demand Virus Scanner Tool which incorporates few best AV scanning engines on the market. They are:
- Sophos
- McAfee
- Kaspersky
- Trend Micro
I've tested only Sophos & McAfee, because I'm already using Kaspersky's OnLine Scanner & Trend Micros's HouseCall and I was not going to double my files.
To the point:
The scanning of my hard disks lasted for two hours (20GB of 80GB free). No unusual false positives except for this:
>>> Virus fragment 'W95/MrKlunky-A' found in file d:\Programs\_AntiVirus\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006.exe\SfxArchiveData\data1.cab\ICAB:00250187
>>> Virus fragment 'W95/Whog-878b' found in file d:\Programs\_AntiVirus\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006.exe\SfxArchiveData\Files/SAFEDISK.IMG
Removal successful
>>> Virus fragment 'W95/MrKlunky-A' found in file d:\Programs\_AntiVirus\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006\PandaAntiVirusTitanium2006Unregistered.exe\SfxArchiveData\data1.cab\ICAB:00250187
Removal successful
>>> Virus fragment 'W95/CIH-10xx' found in file d:\Programs\_AntiVirus\PandaTruPreventPersonal2005\PandaTruPreventPersonal2005.rar\PandaTruPreventPersonal2005.exe\SfxArchiveData\data1.cab\ICAB:000d3ab3
Removal successfulAs you can see, Panda, Panda, Panda!!! Now I have lost all three installation files, which I migh add: took ages to download with dial-up. Well, If this is how they work I don't need them any way. So, beside those false positive and long scan time Sophos AV Scan is a plus for protection you must have.
Scan lasted for 45 minutes. Results:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\WeatherBug\MiniBugTransporter.dll\00017b68.EXE ... Found potentially unwanted program Downloader-AGT.
The file or process has been deleted.
The archive has been deleted.
C:\Program Files\Ewido\Security Suite\guard.sys ... Found trojan or variant New Malware.z !!!
Please send a copy of the file to McAfee
The file or process has been deleted.
C:\Program Files\ICQToolbar\toolbaru.inf ... Found potentially unwanted program Adware-Softomate.
The file or process has been deleted.These are no Malware! False positives all around! Beware of McAfee Scan, cause who knows what software will recognize as dangerous and delete some modules.