"Kim Wilson" <kimwilson@att.net> wrote in message
news:fsCdnYVG3Ovf_ADanZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I have downloaded LavaSoft Ad-ware, Spybot and Belarc-Advisor from the CNET
>download site. In all cases, I started to get notices of attempted
>communications right after they were installed and before they were run.
>One computer had NIS 2008, and right after the download, reported
>Trojan.Zonebac, Spyware.Spector and Spyware.Eblaster. These were never
>detected or tried communicating until Ad-ware, Spybot and Belarc-Advisor
>were loaded and installed. Though the trojans and what it is finding is
>different, installing on other computers have had the same results of
>instantly seeing stopped communications and trojans. Thoughts?

If you think those sites are compromised, you need to tell *them*.

HTH
-pk

>
> Here are the links that were used:
>
> Spybot
> http://www.safer-networking.net/en/download/index.html
>
> http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10743107.html
>
> Ad-Aware .
>
> http://www.lavasoft.de/products/ad_aware_free.php
>
> http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10747652.html
>
> Belarc-Advisor
>
> http://www.download.com/Belarc-Advis...ml?tag=lst-0-1
>
>