d/l-ing updates from MS site find viruses

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Why when I attempt to do XP "security updates" do I get various virii found
from my Nod32 scanner (urging me to delete). It even happened to an update
of the graphics card (Nvidia) from the MS site. All of this forces me to
do a rollback (as the software was partially installed in the process) and
then run Nod32, and TDS-3 to make sure that nothing was left on my machine?

Running XP Pro, SP1 on an Tosh Sat. Pro.

Is MS itself infected?

Thanks,

Karen
 
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Why when I attempt to do XP "security updates" do I get various virii
found from my Nod32 scanner (urging me to delete). It even happened
to an update of the graphics card (Nvidia) from the MS site. All of
this forces me to do a rollback (as the software was partially
installed in the process) and then run Nod32, and TDS-3 to make sure
that nothing was left on my machine?

Running XP Pro, SP1 on an Tosh Sat. Pro.

Is MS itself infected?

Thanks,

Karen
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I use NOD32 on XP Pro. I cannot say that it's not impossible for the MS
download site to not have a virus. But on the other hand, NOD32 has never
altered on the download then install the software process on any of my
Win 2K, or XP Pro machines.

After the download and install process was terminated and you scanned the
machine with NOD32 did it find any malware?

During some install processes of software, it may require that the AV
software be disabled during the process so that the AV program will not
interfere with a false positive hit.

Duane :)
 
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