Trojan Worm (Trojan.Peacomm) .. the largest threat of 2007 ???

[Andy Walker]

CGB wrote:

>Thanks for replies. I think I'm fairly savvy about avoiding the obvious and
>I run an anti-virus program (AVG) and use mucho updated programs checking
>for spyware/malware etc., including SpyBot, AdAware, Spyware Blaster,
>WinPatrol, AVG Anti Spyware, ZoneAlarm firewall, current Host file from the
>MS-MVP site, etc. My area of confusion is that if this is such a BIG
>threat, why can't I find anything on Grisoft that informs me that they know
>about it and that it is watched for with their program. i.e. keeping my AVG
>program up-to-date protects me from this. Symantec acknowledges it and says
>they screen for it, but not Grisoft. If I knew that Grisoft knew and watched
>for it, I'd just nonchalantly go back to my full time job of surfing the net
>and forget about it!
>
>Chet

It's possible that AVG calls it by another name, that's not uncommon
among various AV vendors.

As for ZA sending you a "scare tactic" email, I am getting very
annoyed with ZoneLabs and their incessant spam. I purchased ZA AV for
one of my machines about a year ago (they have been spamming me for
months to "upgrade") and I will *not* be renewing the subscription.
Although it does provide a slightly better firewall than the "free"
version, I have been less than impressed with the user interface of
the AV, and the constant spam from ZL makes it a very sore spot. They
do update the AV regularly and it appears to provide a good level of
protection, but ZL's spam has become so bad I simply will never again
recommend their products to anyone.

YMMV

[CGB]

I was kind of thinking that the ZL email might be a "scare tactic." If it's
so obvious and has been around for so long, surely they have it covered.

I run the free ZL firewall and have been quite happy with it, but then
again, I don't know if it has kept anything out or not. I have no baddies
on my machine, however. ZL firewall has a good reputation and they've not
bugged me with spam, whatsoever. It's been a delight to have their
firewall, from what I can tell.

If you are unhappy with the ZL AV, I've been delighted with the Grisoft, AVG
program. It's also free. After years, I dumped Norton because they want so
much $ to renew that it got out of hand. AVG is supposedly quite good
(maybe this "really bad trojan" is covered by AVG but under a different
name, which I bet) and they update very frequently. I've been delighted
with it also, as with the ZL firewall.

I mention above because you don't sound real happy with the ZA AV and there
may be a good option for you, free too!!

Chet
>
> As for ZA sending you a "scare tactic" email, I am getting very
> annoyed with ZoneLabs and their incessant spam. I purchased ZA AV for
> one of my machines about a year ago (they have been spamming me for
> months to "upgrade") and I will *not* be renewing the subscription.
> Although it does provide a slightly better firewall than the "free"
> version, I have been less than impressed with the user interface of
> the AV, and the constant spam from ZL makes it a very sore spot. They
> do update the AV regularly and it appears to provide a good level of
> protection, but ZL's spam has become so bad I simply will never again
> recommend their products to anyone.
>
> YMMV