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Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by boy46 on 11-23-2004 at 06:03 PM
Messenger Plus! 3.25.106
Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg BY KASPERSKY
Messenger Plus! 3.25.106: http://download.msgplus.net/files/MsgPlus-325.exe
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by CookieRevised on 11-23-2004 at 06:09 PM
There is no virus in Messenger Plus!. The warning you get is a false warning from AVG, so nothing to worry about.
quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
after many people reported a trojan was installing with Messenger Plus!, I started to worry. Any moderate/advanced user know very well that if a trojan was installed with my software, a lot of other signs would be present than an anti-virus warning (like firewall alerts). Nevertheless, this certainely doesn't give a good idea to users in general. I contacted the sponsor company, they did some research, and as I suspected, some anti-virus (none of the major companies though) wrongly detect a trojan called Trojan.Download.Swizz in one of the setup files that the sponsor unpacks in your temporary directory.
Unfortunatly, the company that made AVG is very reluctant to remove this false warning. Why? We don't know, but there is certainly no virus in Messenger Plus!.
I suggest to switch to a proper virusscanner (Norton, McAffee, etc...) instead of a free one.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Caboose on 11-23-2004 at 06:10 PM
Uuummm.... ok? Messenger Plus! contains no viruses or spyware, just an optional sponsor program. If you installed it by mistake and would like to get rid of it, please visit this thread and follow the instructions.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by boy46 on 11-23-2004 at 06:32 PM
thanks,got it.
but KASPERSKY is the best anti-virus software.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Weyzza on 11-23-2004 at 06:46 PM
Maybe, AVG is the best free anti-virus software.
But I think you need a reliable one like Cookie mentioned ;p
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Pr0xY on 11-23-2004 at 07:07 PM
quote:Well its obviously not the best anti-virus software if it tells you something is a virus when it really isn't.
Originally posted by boy46
but KASPERSKY is the best anti-virus software.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Patchou on 11-23-2004 at 08:36 PM
quote:Exactly... this kind of company is believed to be the best simply because it detects more files as being dangerous and as nobody generally bothers to check if the antivirus is right or wrong, it just make a good publicity for them.
Well its obviously not the best anti-virus software if it tells you something is a virus when it really isn't.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by _Humphreys on 11-23-2004 at 11:06 PM
quote:
Messenger Plus! 3.25.106
Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg BY KASPERSKY
Messenger Plus! 3.25.106: http://download.msgplus.net/files/MsgPlus-325.exe
Actually when I installed the toolbar I got this aswell coming up as "spyware" but from Ad-Aware SE.
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Chrono on 11-23-2004 at 11:12 PM
didnt it detect it as adware? 
thats what ad aware for
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by _Humphreys on 11-23-2004 at 11:14 PM
quote:It detects stuff such as spyware too and gets rid off it!
didnt it detect it as adware? thats what ad aware for
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Chrono on 11-23-2004 at 11:16 PM
yeah but being the sponsor adware itself, its obvious that adaware will detect it and *try* to remove it
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by thc2010 on 11-23-2004 at 11:20 PM
Get firefox as a pop up blocker. I have to say, ive used alot of pop up blockes, nothing matches Firefox's built in pop up blocker. Not only that, you can get an extension that automaticly removes add coockies and Spyware Cookies. THere are other great Extension Files for Firefox such as Google Preview and many more. I mainly use Spysweeper as an Anti Spyware cuz It works!
Adaware doesnt!
RE: Virus with Trojan-Downloader.Win32 Swizzor.cg by Chrono on 11-23-2004 at 11:25 PM
this is getting offtopic, so... closed