The latest version of Windows Defender indicated that I had malware in software purchased five...

The latest Windows Defender (WD) scan that I ran the evening of March 25, 2012 reported that PWS:win32/ldpinch.bl was malware. WD removed it from my disk. Here is the message:

Category:

Password Stealer

Description:

This program is dangerous and captures user passwords.

Advice:

Remove this software immediately.

Resources:

file:

E:\Software\MetaStock\Ver 10.0\_user1.cab->(ishld#0013)->(Upack)

file:

E:\Software\MetaStock\Ver 10.0\_user1.cab->(ishld#0012)->(Upack)

containerfile:

E:\Software\MetaStock\Ver 10.0\_user1.cab

The file originally came with a copy of MetaStock version 10.0 that I bought from Equis several years ago. Equis and Reuters service many individual and institutional traders.

You may want to contact Equis/MetaStock about this problem. Its website is: http://www.equis.com/Customer/

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