Same here with MSCOMCTL.OCX file. :(
Same here with MSCOMCTL.OCX file. :(
otherwise check properties and see if the file is in the correct place where the ms file is supposed to be and that the file size is what it's supposed to be etc
or submit it to virus total
just do not delete - quarantine
Good move
however sometimes several of the scanners will show the same heuristics hits- like 2 or 3
Jotti is another check
if a hit has not been reported before send it in as shown earlier in this thread
with your os version etc as requested
perhaps with this one havening DOS on the machine makes a difference
Does everyone have DOS-- what version?
I have:
http://www.virustotal.com/ and http://virusscan.jotti.org/
http://scanner.virus.org/ was giving 500 internal server error, so I couldn't use it.
I don't have DOS on this box (just cmd.exe) with Windows XP Pro. SP2 with all critical updates (not SP3) and optional softwares.
@129260
no problem, though Tashis avatar is slightly different from mine
Currently the single file scan will produce a lot of false positives with the heuristics scan.
I am currently checking the data base to avoid these false positives. It is likely that we will release the updates on this step by step to avoid a high bandwidth load with the next update and to have more time with testing.
So not all heuristics false positives will be resolved with the update tomorrow.
Thanks for the info yodama! Ya, i have been speeding through the forums lately, and sometimes i miss things like avatars and names. I need to slow down and read more carefully before i reply and such.
I am just glad you guys are aware of it. I participate in the distributed testing process (I have the service on 2 computers) as well because i want to help with false positives and the like. I am glad you guys are working to correct the right click heuristics. Thanks for the update!
Last edited by 129260; 2008-07-15 at 23:15.
what if someone is infected?
will it then list under malware instead of heuristic. spybot, with right click scan, finds a few files under heuristic category that show smitfraud-c and Worldsecurityonline.FakeAlert.
my pc actually does have a virus or something. when booted it gives me a bunch or application errors stating that my programs failed to initialize and must either terminate or debug. also i am unable to open anything on my desktop or modify it(explorer.exe). my system lags rediculously hard making it impossible to do anything including updating my anti-virus. i am currently using mcaffee 8.5i enterprise with patch 5. the on-acess did not catch any virus and i am not able to update manually due to the lag.
i'm currently researching the symptoms of smitfraud-c and worldsecrutiyonline.fakealert and will post my results of what i think this could be.
my question is are all of "smitfraud-c" and "worldsecurityonline" in the heuristic category just brushed off to assume the user is infected with in fact "nothing"?
this is also a wierd question but i ran RAM diagnostics that cleared but could RAM be the culprit? unlikely, but this is beyond me....
thanks guys, any reply is most helpful
post in the malware removal forums since you said you are infected.....