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Posted by Noel Paton on June 7, 2006, 6:33 am
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check the name again
the malware is QTTASKS
the QuickTime program is QTTASK
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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
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> At this page
> http://www.pcreview.co.uk/startup/qttasks.exe/QuickTime%20Task.php
> I read
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> "Process Name : QuickTime Task
> File Name : qttasks.exe
> Description: CoolWebSearch parasite variant
> Rating: Typically viruses, spyware, adware and resource hogs."
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> That surprises me, as - apart from permanently loaded AVG - I run
> AdAware and Spybot regularly, and neither have reported this as a
> problem.
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> Terry, West Sussex, UK
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