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    7zero4 Guest

    Adaware and Mcafee sobig false positive?

    After a *lot* of testing today, it looks like Adaware6 is creating a temp
    file during scans which Mcafee V8 def4288 is reporting as sobig. Anyone else
    seen this? I've got nothing in registry, and both regular scans and stinger
    report nothing, but Adaware trips Mcafee to warn during a scan. The file
    isnt there before the scan and only appears to exist during the scan - bit
    difficult to check when Mcafee wont do anything but delete or move.

    I've been backwards and forwards and *almost* convinced myself its a false
    alarm, but I really like to hear someone else has the same problem??
    (cross posted for both Adaware and Mcafee experts)

    many TIA



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    Trog Dog Guest

    Re: Adaware and Mcafee sobig false positive?


    "7zero4" <seven0four@freemail.TRAPhu> wrote in message
    news:3f47b9c4$0$13638$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com ...
    > After a *lot* of testing today, it looks like Adaware6 is creating a temp
    > file during scans which Mcafee V8 def4288 is reporting as sobig. Anyone

    else
    > seen this? I've got nothing in registry, and both regular scans and

    stinger
    > report nothing, but Adaware trips Mcafee to warn during a scan. The file
    > isnt there before the scan and only appears to exist during the scan - bit
    > difficult to check when Mcafee wont do anything but delete or move.
    >
    > I've been backwards and forwards and *almost* convinced myself its a false
    > alarm, but I really like to hear someone else has the same problem??
    > (cross posted for both Adaware and Mcafee experts)
    >
    > many TIA
    >
    >

    Just noticed that there is a new Adaware reference file that contains new
    definitions for sobig - maybe this is the cause of the problem.

    A new referencefile (01R21223.08.2003) is now available.

    Included are newly added signatures for VX2.BetterInternet, Queep, Densmail,
    W32.SoBig.F.

    Updated signatures for RemanentBHO, I-Toolbar, ScBar, TIB Browser, Lop.com,
    Hi-Wire, VLoading Dialer, Newton Knows, several new tracking cookies.

    Reference Number : 01R21223.08.2003
    Internal build : 85
    Total size : 534252 Bytes
    Signature data size : 524184 Bytes
    Reference data size : 10004 Bytes
    Signatures total : 12055
    Target categories : 10
    Target families : 249




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