Is AVG 8.0 a/v sweep detecting Spybot S&D innards ?

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RJK

Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620

but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !

So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my registry
to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ? ...or do I do
as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG again | then
re-immunize ?

At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX
Compatibility\{????????-????-????-????-????????????}

Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
Adware.Generic"
....and there's a few others e.g.
Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago - I'm
sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
Adware.Isearch
Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
something naughty in it)

:-)
....any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys dropped in
by Spybot S&D ?

TIA

regards, Richard
 
Hi Richard - a read here might help!
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html

Good Luck!

Dave

"RJK" wrote in message
news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>
> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>
> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my registry
> to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ? ...or do I
> do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG again | then
> re-immunize ?
>
> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-
>
> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>
> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
> Adware.Generic"
> ...and there's a few others e.g.
> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago - I'm
> sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
> Adware.Isearch
> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
> something naughty in it)
>
> :-)
> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys dropped
> in by Spybot S&D ?
>
> TIA
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
 
Well spotted ! ...thanks for that :-)

regards, Richard


"~BD~" wrote in message
news:%23%23OhkRvsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Richard - a read here might help!
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Dave
>
> "RJK" wrote in message
> news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
>> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>>
>> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
>> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>>
>> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my
>> registry to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ?
>> ...or do I do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG again
>> | then re-immunize ?
>>
>> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-
>>
>> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
>> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>>
>> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
>> Adware.Generic"
>> ...and there's a few others e.g.
>> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
>> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago - I'm
>> sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
>> Adware.Isearch
>> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
>> something naughty in it)
>>
>> :-)
>> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys dropped
>> in by Spybot S&D ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>>
>
>
 
You're welcome!
smile.gif


BD


"RJK" wrote in message
news:u96ZMyvsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Well spotted ! ...thanks for that :-)
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "~BD~" wrote in message
> news:%23%23OhkRvsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Richard - a read here might help!
>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html
>>
>> Good Luck!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "RJK" wrote in message
>> news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
>>> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>>>
>>> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
>>> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>>>
>>> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my
>>> registry to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ?
>>> ...or do I do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG again
>>> | then re-immunize ?
>>>
>>> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-
>>>
>>> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
>>> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>>>
>>> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
>>> Adware.Generic"
>>> ...and there's a few others e.g.
>>> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
>>> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago - I'm
>>> sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
>>> Adware.Isearch
>>> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
>>> something naughty in it)
>>>
>>> :-)
>>> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys dropped
>>> in by Spybot S&D ?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
 
Sometimes the action of a malware is indistinguishable
from the actions of an anti-malware. Not the fault of AVG
in their purportedly stated remedy, but rather an error in
assuming an anti-malware suite is what people want. The
wave of the future seems to be these suites where you don't
get the best defense from each category - you sacrifice that
for the 'ease of use' in having the all-in-one security suite.

I'm a little surprised there haven't been a lot of questions about
anti-rootkits being detected as rootkits by rootkit detectors of
different software vendors. Do these suites ignore the possibility
of subverting the OS?

"~BD~" wrote in message
news:%23pSac2ysIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> You're welcome!
smile.gif

>
> BD
>
>
> "RJK" wrote in message
> news:u96ZMyvsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Well spotted ! ...thanks for that :-)
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>>
>> "~BD~" wrote in message
>> news:%23%23OhkRvsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Richard - a read here might help!
>>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html
>>>
>>> Good Luck!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> "RJK" wrote in message
>>> news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
>>>> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>>>>
>>>> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
>>>> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>>>>
>>>> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my
>>>> registry to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ?
>>>> ...or do I do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG
>>>> again | then re-immunize ?
>>>>
>>>> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-
>>>>
>>>> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
>>>> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>>>>
>>>> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
>>>> Adware.Generic"
>>>> ...and there's a few others e.g.
>>>> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
>>>> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago -
>>>> I'm sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
>>>> Adware.Isearch
>>>> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
>>>> something naughty in it)
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys
>>>> dropped in by Spybot S&D ?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
....only slightly relevant perhaps, I'm never quite happy with the .cz in the
URL at Grisoft, i.e where I bought a 3 pack Internet Security suite !!

regards, Richard

(one day I'll master note top-posting :-)


"FromTheRafters" wrote in message
news:OKAoHM6sIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Sometimes the action of a malware is indistinguishable
> from the actions of an anti-malware. Not the fault of AVG
> in their purportedly stated remedy, but rather an error in
> assuming an anti-malware suite is what people want. The
> wave of the future seems to be these suites where you don't
> get the best defense from each category - you sacrifice that
> for the 'ease of use' in having the all-in-one security suite.
>
> I'm a little surprised there haven't been a lot of questions about
> anti-rootkits being detected as rootkits by rootkit detectors of
> different software vendors. Do these suites ignore the possibility
> of subverting the OS?
>
> "~BD~" wrote in message
> news:%23pSac2ysIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> You're welcome!
smile.gif

>>
>> BD
>>
>>
>> "RJK" wrote in message
>> news:u96ZMyvsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Well spotted ! ...thanks for that :-)
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> "~BD~" wrote in message
>>> news:%23%23OhkRvsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Richard - a read here might help!
>>>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "RJK" wrote in message
>>>> news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
>>>>> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>>>>>
>>>>> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
>>>>> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>>>>>
>>>>> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my
>>>>> registry to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ?
>>>>> ...or do I do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG
>>>>> again | then re-immunize ?
>>>>>
>>>>> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the form:-
>>>>>
>>>>> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
>>>>> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>>>>>
>>>>> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly "Found
>>>>> Adware.Generic"
>>>>> ...and there's a few others e.g.
>>>>> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
>>>>> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago -
>>>>> I'm sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
>>>>> Adware.Isearch
>>>>> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
>>>>> something naughty in it)
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)
>>>>> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys
>>>>> dropped in by Spybot S&D ?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
The old saw "Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater"
applies. Although some regions spew more malware than others,
many good programs also come from the same regions.

If the suite approach is favorable for you, my guess is that AVG
is adequate all around.

"RJK" wrote in message
news:uK$pkk7sIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> ...only slightly relevant perhaps, I'm never quite happy with the .cz in
> the URL at Grisoft, i.e where I bought a 3 pack Internet Security suite !!
>
> regards, Richard
>
> (one day I'll master note top-posting :-)
>
>
> "FromTheRafters" wrote in message
> news:OKAoHM6sIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Sometimes the action of a malware is indistinguishable
>> from the actions of an anti-malware. Not the fault of AVG
>> in their purportedly stated remedy, but rather an error in
>> assuming an anti-malware suite is what people want. The
>> wave of the future seems to be these suites where you don't
>> get the best defense from each category - you sacrifice that
>> for the 'ease of use' in having the all-in-one security suite.
>>
>> I'm a little surprised there haven't been a lot of questions about
>> anti-rootkits being detected as rootkits by rootkit detectors of
>> different software vendors. Do these suites ignore the possibility
>> of subverting the OS?
>>
>> "~BD~" wrote in message
>> news:%23pSac2ysIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> You're welcome!
smile.gif

>>>
>>> BD
>>>
>>>
>>> "RJK" wrote in message
>>> news:u96ZMyvsIHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Well spotted ! ...thanks for that :-)
>>>>
>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "~BD~" wrote in message
>>>> news:%23%23OhkRvsIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi Richard - a read here might help!
>>>>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic143321.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Good Luck!
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>> "RJK" wrote in message
>>>>> news:eQu$pbusIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Well, I haven't got a list like this:-
>>>>>> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,124300,124620
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but, someone in there is advising the guy to un-immunize, (using his
>>>>>> installed Spybot S&D), and then sweep with AVG a/v scanner !
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, is my AVG 8.0 detecting something that Spybot S&D put into my
>>>>>> registry to thwart malware, as suggest by the guy on the above link ?
>>>>>> ...or do I do as suggested - un-immunize with S&D | sweep with AVG
>>>>>> again | then re-immunize ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At the moment AVG a/v sweep has located 30 registry keys of the
>>>>>> form:-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX
>>>>>> Compatibility{????????-????-????-????-????????????}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Result/Infection column, to the right of these items are mostly
>>>>>> "Found Adware.Generic"
>>>>>> ...and there's a few others e.g.
>>>>>> Adware.TitanShieldAntispyware
>>>>>> Adware.NewDotnet (now, I did have a NewDotNet variant a while ago -
>>>>>> I'm sure I flattened and rebuilt after that !)
>>>>>> Adware.Isearch
>>>>>> Adware.Generic3.BRJ (two of these - hinting that my ISP / Orange has
>>>>>> something naughty in it)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>> ...any views on whether AVG 8.0 a/v sweep is just detecting keys
>>>>>> dropped in by Spybot S&D ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
 
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