NOD32 missed Java.Nocheat!!??

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Steven Cook

Ok, so I know it's my fault for browsing with IE and Java turned on.
But I had occasion to use Symantec's online virus scanner and turned
up a .class file infected with Java.NoCheat. Now I ran NOD32 on this
file and turned up nothing so I went to Kapersky's site and scanned
the file with their utility, again it found Java.NoCheat! I'm sumwhat
perplexed that NOD32 didn't see it, especially becuse the NOD32 Update
database lists Java.NoCheat.A and .B.
Should I be worried about the level of protection I'm getting
from NOD32? Also, the infected file was in the .jpi_cache folder, is
it safe to delete/shred this folder or will I screw up legitimate Java
stuff?

Thanks

Steven
 
Ok, so I know it's my fault for browsing with IE and Java turned on.
But I had occasion to use Symantec's online virus scanner and turned
up a .class file infected with Java.NoCheat. Now I ran NOD32 on this
file and turned up nothing so I went to Kapersky's site and scanned
the file with their utility, again it found Java.NoCheat! I'm sumwhat
perplexed that NOD32 didn't see it, especially becuse the NOD32 Update
database lists Java.NoCheat.A and .B.
Should I be worried about the level of protection I'm getting
from NOD32? Also, the infected file was in the .jpi_cache folder, is
it safe to delete/shred this folder or will I screw up legitimate Java
stuff?
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Most likely it is just another false positive. From another
oversensitive free scanner.
 
I had it and NOD32 did not find until I turned off system restore which
deleted my restore points. In then found and deleted. I was disappointed as
I moved to NOD32 because of the positive reviews it had and its published
detection rates. Nothing ever got through McAfee which I had before this.

JRS
 
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