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Neither the linux ISOs nor Wireless Migrator are reported as infected after this update. Thanks!

> All posts prior to yours are using old updates. Have you download today's updates (2008-07-16) and tried again?
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Thanks...

Both downloaded images mentioned above, when scanned with version 1.6 and context menu (heuristics), are said to contain Smitfraud C.

Please advise, I believe they are false+

Kind regards

Would you please check the program "Wireless Migrator" from codeplex? URL listed below

http://www.codeplex.com/wlan/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=14107 > BackupWireless.exe

Spybot 1.6...

Spybot can delete a lot of data but not uninstall programs as described. It could only happen if you try to uninstall something that had previously hijacked your system. In this case Spybot is not...

Again, SpyBot - S&D is not able to delete your HDD.

But let's get to work. Get a friend prepare you a Bart PE CD and boot with it. Big chances are that you will be able to recover your data....

I have been using SpyBot - S&D since early 2003 and can sincerely say that it is unable to do something like what you described.

I can imagine how sad is to be unable to get back your precious...

http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=25740

Guess that answers it.

Not really sure this was Spybot but please check it out.

Yesterday trying to access a Limited Account in my PC (Windows XP SP2) got a message that Windows could not open the stored profile for the...

I will send the file as requested. This version is (out) dated 1997 and it's Microsoft. I do not use it any longer because it has some serious bugs with newer applications but anyway it is still in...

I believe this is a False Positive. Could you please confirm? Thanks!


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RegClean: [SBI $48FF42FD] Executable (File, nothing done)
C:\Program...

After this week (Feb 2nd 2007)'s def. "Comet Cursors" is not detected any longer.

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BTW, in the posts to be found through the URL listed below there are good examples of what I meant by "drunk, blind, etc "

Perhaps you have been cautious enough.

Jonathan:

I am not selling the idea to give up commercial software.

Regarding anti-malware, I have a license for Ad-Aware Pro (which is not really...

Patrick, when I talked about open source I referred to a comment previously made by Jonathan.
I did not mean to suggest to have SpyBot open source nor was this a comment attacking the program and...

It is easy to be snitty when you find posts by the name of "Spybot's Poor Reputation". Something else is to come here and ask questions in an objective way, requesting the pros and the cons but...

yes, there is another possibility.

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Spybot S&D is no open source software. First mistake.

Not sure which magazines you mean because what I have seen is the other way around. Even...

Thumbs up for the whole Spybot S&D team!

But, please, do not wear yourself out in an accusations battle against Symantec. Instead continue publicly and officially requesting them...

Thanks for the response, Buster.

Yes, I download definitions every Friday.

I will post again during the weekend, once next definitions have been installed.

Running Windows XP with SP2 and every update. After Friday 26's update Spybot detects:

Comet Cursors: Interface (IWindowsHelper) (Registry key, nothing done) ...

typo: Western-Union.

After last Friday 24th definitions SpyBot flags bookmarks (in IE7 and Opera free) to WesterUnion's site:

(https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/orderStatus.asp?country=global)

as VirtuMonde.
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Although you never answered I guess the response was given by Yodama in another similar post.

Hello,

Please don't forget to verify this.

Wouldn't it be enough to install NSIS (Nullsoft) in a previously checked (and clean) machine and then run SpyBot to see if it flags it?

MfG

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Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.UpdateDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security...

Thanks for taking care . . .

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Log file was empty after running check.bat 3 times.

Thanks again.

Hello,

After new the definitions today (Nov 10th 2006) SpyBot detects in my PC "NSIS Media Extension" and points to the registry entry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NSIS". In this key the default...

Thanks @ Elandril.

I do have the same situation (the file setup1.exe reported as containing the phoneix keylogger).

I believe the detection is a false positive too and hopefully somebody will confirm or deny this...