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Is WinPcap really a trojan? ian 08-20-2007
Posted by ian on August 20, 2007, 7:49 am
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AVG Free version 7.5.484 [virus database 269.12.0/961] tells me that
WinPcap_beta_3_1.exe and wpcap.dll contain "Trojan Horse
BackDoor.Generic8.DHX". Are these false positives?

AVG 7.5.476 [269.11.19/953] does not report a trojan in the same files.

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Ian

Posted by Straight Talk on August 20, 2007, 8:41 am
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>AVG Free version 7.5.484 [virus database 269.12.0/961] tells me that
>WinPcap_beta_3_1.exe and wpcap.dll contain "Trojan Horse
>BackDoor.Generic8.DHX". Are these false positives?

Could be. Where did you got the file from?

>AVG 7.5.476 [269.11.19/953] does not report a trojan in the same files.

Try checking it against http://www.virustotal.com/

Posted by ian on August 20, 2007, 9:23 am
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>Try checking it against http://www.virustotal.com/

Is this site for real? I've never come across it before.

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Posted by Malke on August 20, 2007, 10:07 am
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ian wrote:
>>
>> Try checking it against http://www.virustotal.com/
>
> Is this site for real? I've never come across it before.
>

Virus Total is a well-known site that has been used by techs for years.
Yes, it is for real and yes, sending the file to Virus Total for
identification is a good idea.


Malke
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Posted by Dustin Cook on August 22, 2007, 9:29 pm
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@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

> ian wrote:
>>>
>>> Try checking it against http://www.virustotal.com/
>>
>> Is this site for real? I've never come across it before.
>>
>
> Virus Total is a well-known site that has been used by techs for years.
> Yes, it is for real and yes, sending the file to Virus Total for
> identification is a good idea.

100% agreed.


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