mcbrhook.dll (Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}

[flygirl]

I was at a site called www.osx-e.com, a site for Mac OS X Emulation, and happen to see this McBar. According to what the designer said " McBar gives Windows users the usability of Apple Macintosh’s window menu. It is created not to just mimic the Mac’s features, but to increase the whole usability of Windows system." I thought to myself that it would be nice to have so I tried to download it and Avast! warned me that a virus was detected and I aborted the connection and canceled the download. Really,  it's a Trojan.

[DavidR]

To start with there are a number of comments on the McBar page that mention the tool being detected as a trojan, despite the protestations of the

[flygirl]

I just didn't want to take the chances.

[DavidR]

Whilst this may well be correct that the mcbrhook.dll is not malicious, but with 18 of 32 scanners detecting it I would have to question my need for this type of tool.

File mcbrhook.dll received on 10.22.2007 18:03:02 (CET)
Result: 18/32 (56.25%)

Antivirus    Version    Last Update    Result
AhnLab-V3   2007.10.22.0   2007.10.22   -
AntiVir   7.6.0.27   2007.10.22   TR/Spy.Delf.CB.4
Authentium   4.93.8   2007.10.22   W32/Trojan.OSJ
Avast   4.7.1051.0   2007.10.21   Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}
AVG   7.5.0.488   2007.10.22   -
BitDefender   7.2   2007.10.22   Trojan.Spy.Delf.CB
CAT-QuickHeal   9.00   2007.10.22   -
ClamAV   0.91.2   2007.10.22   Trojan.PWS.Wexd
DrWeb   4.44.0.09170   2007.10.22   -
eSafe   7.0.15.0   2007.10.22   Win32.Delf.cb
eTrust-Vet   31.2.5230   2007.10.22   Win32/VMalum.ANCA
Ewido   4.0   2007.10.22   -
FileAdvisor   1   2007.10.22   -
Fortinet   3.11.0.0   2007.10.19   Spy/Delf
F-Prot   4.3.2.48   2007.10.22   W32/Trojan.OSJ
F-Secure   6.70.13030.0   2007.10.22   Trojan-Spy.Win32.Delf.cb
Ikarus   T3.1.1.12   2007.10.22   Trojan-Spy.Win32.Delf.CB
Kaspersky   7.0.0.125   2007.10.22   Trojan-Spy.Win32.Delf.cb
McAfee   5145   2007.10.19   -
Microsoft   1.2908   2007.10.22   -
NOD32v2   2607   2007.10.22   probably a variant of Win32/Spy.Delf
Norman   5.80.02   2007.10.22   -
Panda   9.0.0.4   2007.10.21   Trj/Downloader.MDW
Prevx1   V2   2007.10.22   -
Rising   19.46.02.00   2007.10.22   Trojan.Spy.Delf.beo
Sophos   4.22.0   2007.10.22   Mal/Generic-A
Sunbelt   2.2.907.0   2007.10.20   -
Symantec   10   2007.10.22   -
TheHacker   6.2.9.104   2007.10.22   -
VBA32   3.12.2.4   2007.10.22   Trojan-Spy.Win32.Delf.cb
VirusBuster   4.3.26:9   2007.10.22   -
Webwasher-Gateway   6.0.1   2007.10.22   Trojan.Spy.Delf.CB.4