False Positive?

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Marcus

XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a threat.

So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or ignoring
XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.

Thanks,

Marcus
 
XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a threat.

So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or ignoring
XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.
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I guess you mean XOFTSpy? Never heard of it. But having nothing better
to do at the moment, I installed their trial version. It didn't find
anything on my Win 2K PC, so at least it doesn't seem to be one of the
many rogue spyware scanner products that are flooding the internet :)
You know, so many of them will "find" stuff just to sucker you in.

Did you make sure your PC was completely free of a file named
KB891711.EXE ?? And then d/l a fresh copy from MS and install it?
If so, it would seem XSOFT is false alarming.

Art

http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 
Marcus said:
XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a
threat.

So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or
ignoring
XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.

Thanks,

Marcus
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we've already been through this elsewhere, Marcus - didn't you like the
answers you got then?

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No...........this is a new issue........what are you thinking of?



Marcus said:
XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a
threat.

So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or
ignoring
XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.

Thanks,

Marcus
Click to expand...

we've already been through this elsewhere, Marcus - didn't you like the
answers you got then?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read on how to post messages to NG's
 
Did you make sure your PC was completely free of a file named
KB891711.EXE ?? And then d/l a fresh copy from MS and install it?
If so, it would seem XSOFT is false alarming.

Art
........there is such a file in Windows System .....but isn't it necessary as
a startup file for this patch to be effective?

Marcus


XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a threat.

So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or ignoring
XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.
Click to expand...

I guess you mean XOFTSpy? Never heard of it. But having nothing better
to do at the moment, I installed their trial version. It didn't find
anything on my Win 2K PC, so at least it doesn't seem to be one of the
many rogue spyware scanner products that are flooding the internet :)
You know, so many of them will "find" stuff just to sucker you in.

Did you make sure your PC was completely free of a file named
KB891711.EXE ?? And then d/l a fresh copy from MS and install it?
If so, it would seem XSOFT is false alarming.

Art

http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 
Did you make sure your PC was completely free of a file named
KB891711.EXE ?? And then d/l a fresh copy from MS and install it?
If so, it would seem XSOFT is false alarming.

Art
.......there is such a file in Windows System .....but isn't it necessary as
a startup file for this patch to be effective?
Click to expand...

On Win ME it's in folder \windows\system\KB891711
and it's part of the startup group of files, yes.

Art

http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 
Ah - so this isn't you in another life, then?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: alt.windows98
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 6:07 PM
Subject: kb8911711

I installed this update back in April (KB8911711) . Today I ran the XOFT
security check and it identified it as a MALWARE THREAT. I removed it
expecting to see it show up upon reboot in Windows update. But it isn't
there, nor does it appear as an update patch for Window98SE on the
Microsoft
site. Seems kind of strange. Any explanation why this update turned into
Malware and is no longer available?

Marcus
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|
| XOFT suddenly finds a windows security update (KB891711) as a Malware
| Threat. It calls it a randomly named file....C Windows system:
| KB891711 \ KB891711. When I remove it it no longer is on the msconfig
| startup menu, which it needs to be. It remains in Windows system. So I
| removed and reinstalled the update but XOFT still identifies it as a
threat.
|
| So which is the greater threat? Removing the security update.....or
ignoring
| XOFT's suggestion that it is a threat.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Marcus

The MS Security Update KB891711 was released to fix "Cursor and Icon
Format Handling Vulnerability" in Win98, Win98SE and Win ME. The
original release was soooo buggy that MS issued a "fixed" version.

Some people haven't had any problems with either version but others
experienced BSOD hell after installing the update. I installed the FIXED
version of KB891711 from Windows Update on a number of my Win98SE PCs
that were running trouble free; it messed most of them up. I promptly
uninstalled KB891711 and the systems work trouble free again.

BTW, why does KB891711.EXE have to run as a startup program anyway?

EDITORIAL: What a great way for Mickeysoft to encourage (force) users to
upgrade to XP, especially less sophisticated folks! Think about it,
unintentionally release a buggy security fix via Windows Update that
causes problems on many users systems then release a "patched" version
that still causes problems then assume a cavalier attitude that these
users should be upgrading to a newer OS anyway! MS was already forced to
extend support for Win98 because of the large number of corporate users
still running the OS so it isn't in their interest to provide the best
support for this product.

Chas.
 
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