malicious or not

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Albert Smith

I have F-secure antivirus software and I recently renewed my subscription
and installed the 2008 version. On running a scan it found 1 item under the
heading of suspicious Items: Which the 2007 version does not have.
According to f secure it is a stealth drive and not malicious software,
i.e.not matching any definitions Is there any way to find out what it is? Or
what program it is? Or what program is using it?
 
I have F-secure antivirus software and I recently renewed my subscription
and installed the 2008 version. On running a scan it found 1 item under the
heading of suspicious Items: Which the 2007 version does not have.
According to f secure it is a stealth drive and not malicious software,
i.e.not matching any definitions Is there any way to find out what it is? Or
what program it is? Or what program is using it?
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What is the item ?
One way to find out is to Google the item , and see if anything pops
up .
 
Albert Smith said:
I have F-secure antivirus software and I recently renewed my subscription
and installed the 2008 version. On running a scan it found 1 item under the
heading of suspicious Items: Which the 2007 version does not have.
According to f secure it is a stealth drive and not malicious software,
i.e.not matching any definitions Is there any way to find out what it is? Or
what program it is? Or what program is using it?
Click to expand...

Hi Albert,
Do you have virtual DVD-CDROM stealth drive installed on your system?.
Or do you have a secure data software also installed with a CD/DVD burner?.
Open the F-Secure and see the report, you can also contact F-Secure Help
&Support and I'm sure they will be happy with this info as it help to
eliminate if it was false positive detection by F-Secure.
HTH.
nass
 
I dont really know what a virtual-DVD-CDROM is. However when I talked to the
F-secure helpline about stealth they said do a google search which I did,
hundreds of topics came up . None of which seemed particularly relevant
 
Albert Smith said:
I dont really know what a virtual-DVD-CDROM is. However when I talked to the
F-secure helpline about stealth they said do a google search which I did,
hundreds of topics came up . None of which seemed particularly relevant
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Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx


Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.

2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.

If you know the source path you can upload the file/folder to virustotal.com
for scanning and they will give you a report about it.
HTH.
nass
 
Albert said:
I have F-secure antivirus software and I recently renewed my
subscription and installed the 2008 version. On running a scan it
found 1 item under the heading of suspicious Items: Which the 2007
version does not have. According to f secure it is a stealth drive
and not malicious software, i.e.not matching any definitions Is there
any way to find out what it is? Or what program it is? Or what
program is using it?
Click to expand...

I recently installed "Kaspersky's" anti-virus on a friends computer updated
and scanned their system and what do ya know Kaspersky flagged it's own
setup files that where in the recycle bin,point being don't worry too much
about these reports.
P.S. their are several running "hidden" programs on your system
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptwinwatch.asp
 
Well after an automatic update from f- secure the suspicious item box has
mysteriously disappeared and now when I run a scan it does not flag up any
suspicious items . Now I am suspicious.
 
Hi albert,
You can upload the file to this scanner to get peace of mind:
http://www.virustotal.com/
Let us know the result.
Good luck

Albert Smith said:
Well after an automatic update from f- secure the suspicious item box has
mysteriously disappeared and now when I run a scan it does not flag up any
suspicious items . Now I am suspicious.
Click to expand...
 
Glad you found the culprit and thanks for letting us know, much appreciated
as it help us and others.
Good luck.
nass
 
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