OT - Avant Browser Question

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ALV

I apologize for the Off-Topic posting, but I'm sure many here have used
Avant Browser, so I'm hoping someone will be able to check something in
their installation to verify the following. I've already posted a
question to the anti-virus and spyware newsgroups, and did receive one
helpful reply, but I'm just wondering if my case is isolated.

While scanning my system recently, NAV2003 identified a file,
syshook.dll, as PWS.Hooker.Trojan. The file was located in the Avant
Browser directory and appears to be be part of the Avant Browser
(v8.02.107) program installation. Can someone confirm if this file has
been included in their own installation?

I installed the program on my personal computer, after downloading it
by visiting the author's site, choosing the primary link, which, if I
remember correctly, sent me to CNET's download.com. The same thing
happened (inclusion of the file) when I visited the site from another
location (work) and downloaded installed Avant on another computer.

During the installation NAV did not react to the file, but it did so
when an on-demand scan was performed on each computer. Each computer
has a different version of NAV installed.

I deleted the file and Avant Browser has been working fine.

I appreciate any assistance in confirming this.

ALV
 
I don't have that file and I've got Avant installed.

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"ALV" a écrit le/schreef op/wrote on 9/11/2003
I apologize for the Off-Topic posting, but I'm sure many here have used
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I have Avant, together with K-Meleon and can't find the file you
mention.
 
Thank you for the confirm, Steven.

ALV

Steven said:
I don't have that file and I've got Avant installed.

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
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@lain Beguin said:
"ALV" a écrit le/schreef op/wrote on 9/11/2003

I have Avant, together with K-Meleon and can't find the file you
mention.
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Thanks, @lain! It's odd, though, that in both separate downloads from
different computers on different days the result was the same in my
case. And it isn't as if a zipped file was involved, but rather the
usual absetup executable.

ALV
 
No problem.

As for the trojan, I'd personally run an antivirus and antispyware scan

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
 
"ALV" a écrit le/schreef op/wrote on 9/11/2003
Thanks, @lain! It's odd, though, that in both separate downloads from
different computers on different days the result was the same in my
case. And it isn't as if a zipped file was involved, but rather the
usual absetup executable.
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I use the Dutch version...could this make the difference? (Usually I
use K-Meleon) l-)
 
@lain Beguin said:
"ALV" a écrit le/schreef op/wrote on 9/11/2003

I use the Dutch version...could this make the difference? (Usually I
use K-Meleon) l-)
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Not sure if does, but you might be right though. I'm leaning towards it
being a false positive, but I have quarantined the file just in case.
Avant seems to be working just fine without it.

I have scanned the file with other anti-spyware programs without an
indication of the file being infected. I was just hoping some other
user of the program would have confirmed the file installed in their
own Avant Browser directory.
 
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