 Pest Patrol Scan of Microsoft Antispyware, Spyware scan shows CWS in Microsoft Anti |
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 Apr 9 2005, 09:33 PM
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 Member  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 6-February 05 From: Culver, Oregon, USA Member No.: 11,467  |
 Oh yeah, I scanned my system with an up-to-date copy of CWShredder 2.14, and a few others anti-spyware programs, all scans showed my system clean........... 
-------------------- "Self Taught, Crippled Old Man, Please Be Patient With My Ignorance"
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Apr 9 2005, 09:45 PM
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 Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
I think it is a false positive.
QUOTE CWS C:\Program Files\MicrosoftAntiSpyware\gcThreatAuditSettingsData.gcd In particular the file path seems to lead to a data file, not an executable one.I've found that individual anti-spyware programs will turn up findings that you should (as you have done) question, at least initially and thereafter depending on what you learn about the program. Basically there is value in the false positives, to a degree. At least you know the program works, and if it is not a known "rogue" program designed to deceive you, (and Pest Patrol is not, to my understanding, one of those) it simply means that in the changing environment of malware detection, overlapping techniques can turn up some odd results. All the more reason to maintain a varietal approach to anti-spyware scanning. Oh, and hold off on actions like reformating based on indidivual findings that are in conflict with other known good programs. Posting here is also a good method of saving yourself some grief. 
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Apr 9 2005, 09:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 6-February 05 From: Culver, Oregon, USA Member No.: 11,467 |
Thanks for your input, I will continue to investigate this problem and hope that I get a response from Pest Patrol. Thanks again, Carl
-------------------- "Self Taught, Crippled Old Man, Please Be Patient With My Ignorance"
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Apr 9 2005, 10:14 PM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Carl,
I won a copy of Pest Patrol on the site here a while back. I experienced a little difficulty installing it. At the time, I couldn't seem to get past the FlashMedia intro. lol Anyway, I emailed them, and got responses. Loaded it and found false positives. I even had a fairly thorough post about it a few months back. Bottomline is I still use it. It works. It is fairly aggressive, though. I also use: A2 Ad-Aware Spy-Bot S&D Microsoft Anti-spyware Beta 1 SpywareBlaster Thats all. Presently trying out the free Bit Defender Anti-virus, although I'm kinda partitial to AVG after years of successful operation and countless updates made it possible to be free of all viruses. It does catch the files that are malware that I occassionaly request for the purpose of analysis or helping others to. Keep up your careful consideration of what you are doing, I'd say. More power to you. -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Apr 11 2005, 08:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 6-February 05 From: Culver, Oregon, USA Member No.: 11,467 |
Thanks much phawqq.................carl
-------------------- "Self Taught, Crippled Old Man, Please Be Patient With My Ignorance"
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