sinner78 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 The audio package I downloaded from this site has been reported as a remote process launcher.. piece of spyware bundled into software installers. http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_129978.htm anyone esle had this problem?? Im considering quarantining this application. btw - im not questioning the integrity of the program creator or anything. I just want to see if anyone else has seen this reported with their anti virus software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I have no problem with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner78 Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 I have no problem with it Im just checking if anyone else has seen the same message with their anti virus software. thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitos Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 where did you get that trojan?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner78 Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 where did you get that trojan?..... that was just a java based trojan. easy to remove. nothing heavy... however this PUP has put a trojan in my system restore and its hard to shift. keeps restoring itself.. came bundled in that audio software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Disable system restore, delete all restore points, run an anti-virus scan and delete anything that's found, then re-enable system restore. That should clean it up. And, to answer the question, I've not had any problems with TotalAudio being reported as anything nasty at all. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdub Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 The new mcafee reports lots of things as "pup" or potentially unwanted programs. There shouldn't be anything wrong with the audio patch. Mcafee reported links from gamespy arcade in my start menu as pup's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think it reports all compiled batch files as PUPs and MS aniti-spyware pause all batch files (making them not work untill the 2nd time you run them) It is a no win situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCH3900 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think it reports all compiled batch files as PUPs and MS aniti-spyware pause all batch files (making them not work untill the 2nd time you run them) It is a no win situation its nothing to worry about, all it is is just cuz its running a Command Prompt, which is the behavior of some spyware apps hence why it shows concern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Anyone who knows what they are doing with PC's should know that MS-DOS batch files are generally safe. The last time they were widely used in malware was back in the Windows 95/98 days. These days, the same can be done more discreetly and quicker by using compiled executables. Also, cloutier, they aren't blocked because "some spyware apps" use them, they are blocked for 2 reasons; 1. Because Microsoft thinks everyone needs to have a shell to be safe inside, and 2. because of the wide range of powerful commands that are available in the MS-DOS environment, such as deleting all files and folders on a drive without asking for user confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Anyone who knows what they are doing with PC's should know that MS-DOS batch files are generally safe. The last time they were widely used in malware was back in the Windows 95/98 days. These days, the same can be done more discreetly and quicker by using compiled executables. Also, cloutier, they aren't blocked because "some spyware apps" use them, they are blocked for 2 reasons; 1. Because Microsoft thinks everyone needs to have a shell to be safe inside, and 2. because of the wide range of powerful commands that are available in the MS-DOS environment, such as deleting all files and folders on a drive without asking for user confirmation. you can do anything with a batch file try this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner78 Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 My mozilla browser has been acting weird lately. Keeps deleting all my bookmarks. im sure some fvcker is playing with my browser. Been like this ever since this PUP came up. I run a tight ship with anti virus software ,ad-aware ,etc.. damn.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eber Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 format c: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner78 Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 format c: man ,that would be a nightmare. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 you can do anything with a batch file try this one Now that is good use of a batch file! I might have to experiment with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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