Faux Virus?

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Faux Virus?
Topic Started: Jan 10 2009, 07:45:04 AM (229 Views)
Kaneda	Jan 10 2009, 07:45:04 AM Post #1
That's so Pringles Posts: 1,434 Group: Member Member #153 Joined: Apr 11 2007	So my anti-spyware keeps checking something called "C:\Faux Virus\carny ride.exe," but doesn't do anything to it. It usually stops checking my computer there too. Questions: 1) Anybody know what it is or if it's dangerous to my computer? 2) What can I do to remove it?



Yuki	Jan 10 2009, 02:22:38 PM Post #2
Senior Mabase Resident Posts: 655 Group: Senior Member Member #151 Joined: Apr 11 2007	Did a quick bit of research on the matter, and here's your answer my friend. Hope this helps, I won't bother rephrasing it as this should give you enough insight into the problem. Quote: Daveski17 wrote: ...Is it just Norton looking for this virus/rootkit? Bingo. That's EXACTLY what's happening. From the screenshot in KLB's post, you can see the system scanning for "C:\FAUXVIRUS\carny ride.exe" - this is the full name of the malware. It has not FOUND this malware, nor does this path or malware exist on your system, the scanner is just telling you what it is looking for. If your system is infected at all, you will be alerted. There will be no ambiguity about Security Risks that are detected. Tony Weiss Norton Forums Administrator Symantec Corporation People with the same problem as you, usually encounter this type of malware at the end of their search. They then become worried and search for that path. But as the post above tells us the path is not a real path, merely a name to mislead you, they find nothing. If your antivirus can't find it on your computer, and you've looked for the path and can't find it either, then the above post should relieve you. For further information on the matter: http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=other&thread.id=803&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 Edited by Yuki, Jan 10 2009, 02:23:38 PM.



Kaneda	Jan 10 2009, 07:24:57 PM Post #3
That's so Pringles Posts: 1,434 Group: Member Member #153 Joined: Apr 11 2007	Interesting. At least it'll put my paranoia to rest. Also, in a somewhat related note, my free Norton subscription that came with my computer decided to end today, despite having 58 more free days of usage. Edited by Kaneda, Jan 10 2009, 07:25:09 PM.



Yuki	Jan 11 2009, 11:23:21 AM Post #4
Senior Mabase Resident Posts: 655 Group: Senior Member Member #151 Joined: Apr 11 2007	Strange, I don't use Norton though, have had bad experiences with it in the past.



Tater	Feb 8 2009, 05:25:08 AM Post #5
Tourist Posts: 2 Group: Member Member #174 Joined: Aug 3 2007	My suggestion would be to remove Norton from your computer and use AVG, AntiVir, or Avast. Free and easy to use. In my experience, those work a lot better than Norton or McAfee. As for that malware, if you are still concerned about it, you can use a program called Combofix. Once you get that, boot into safemode and run it from there. It usually does a hell of a job to remove what the others don't get.



Guest	Feb 10 2009, 10:31:34 AM Post #6
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