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Offline polonus

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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2010, 10:48:55 PM »
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2010, 11:35:04 PM »
FakeAV missed by Avast (and lots of others) that I got off the Malware Domain List today:
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=f8d7aaf4b2cf3730ecfac9f8ec0fd6aa9e3d1bccd67fe87429a8a6997e67c004-1284154379

If they don't already, Avast should really check out the samples from http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
Great source for known and 0-day infections.
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2010, 11:10:48 PM »
If you haven't already sent the sample to avast:
Send the sample/s to avast as a Undetected Malware:
Open the chest and right click in the Chest and select Add, navigate to where you have the sample and add it to the chest (see image). Once in the chest, right click on the file and select 'Submit to virus lab...' complete the form and submit, the file will be uploaded during the next update.
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2010, 02:41:38 AM »
With only those two (only counts as bitdefender id one of the two GData scanners, avast being the other), it is possible this is a bitdefender false positive. It is also a generic signature, which are more prone to FP.

What is the infected file name, where was it found e.g. (C:\windows\system32\infected-file-name.xxx) ?
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2010, 06:52:32 PM »
With only those two (only counts as bitdefender id one of the two GData scanners, avast being the other), it is possible this is a bitdefender false positive. It is also a generic signature, which are more prone to FP.

What is the infected file name, where was it found e.g. (C:\windows\system32\infected-file-name.xxx) ?

I downloaded the sample in "Malware Domains List", so is 100% guarantee that the sample is a REAL Threat. Previously I've uploaded samples that none of the engines detect the threat.   

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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2010, 08:04:47 PM »
Well with a 100% guarantee (ridiculous really) I would have expected more than 1 detection on VT and that was generic. So I can't see how they can give that sort of 100% guarantee, as far as security goes nothing is 100% and I guess that goes for this too.

I asked about the file name for a reason, there are other analysis sites for binaries. If this is an .exe file then it can be given a detailed analysis. - Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries, is another scanning tool that is useful, Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries. Post a link to the results page.
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2010, 10:22:18 PM »
will be detected on monday generically..

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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2010, 10:41:54 PM »
will be detected on monday generically..
Which of them? All? The last ones?
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Re: Samples missed by avast
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2010, 11:44:28 PM »
Well with a 100% guarantee (ridiculous really) I would have expected more than 1 detection on VT and that was generic. So I can't see how they can give that sort of 100% guarantee, as far as security goes nothing is 100% and I guess that goes for this too.

I asked about the file name for a reason, there are other analysis sites for binaries. If this is an .exe file then it can be given a detailed analysis. - Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries, is another scanning tool that is useful, Anubis: Analyzing Unknown Binaries. Post a link to the results page.

Ok Dave! I'm NOT talking about BitDefender. I refer that the samples downloaded from MDL, they are REAL malware. See for yourself with this new check:

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=0a7c7206533fcbaac91c0e6c7f8e912932db598783d367ebb8e534118b2b858a-1284284343

Is FP?

edit: Do you saw the ThreatExpert report?

explorer.exe, iexplorer and cmd.exe was modified by the application!!!
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