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Message 25672 - Posted: 12 Sep 2004, 22:32:32 UTC

Situation was as decribed in the header: while I was updating project, I got several virus warnings from the NAV Real time protection. Two viruses have been detected : Korgo and a Spybot.worm . It may be coincindence, but who knows. Please note, there were no upload / download operations in progress. So:
1.) Did anybody encounter the same thing?
2.) Is it technically possible that viruses are spread by boinc servers.

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Message 25673 - Posted: 12 Sep 2004, 22:34:31 UTC

look also here

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=3526

nothing knew, i think

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Message 25677 - Posted: 12 Sep 2004, 22:52:27 UTC

Ulli, the viruses have not been detected in WU's. As I said (better: wrote) , there was not a single download in process. The infected files were "bling.exe" and "ftpupd.exe". I have no idea for what bling is good for, but I guess ftpupd may have something to do with file transfer protokoll.
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Message 25678 - Posted: 12 Sep 2004, 22:56:46 UTC
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try a good Virus Programm like

http://www.free-av.de/antivirus/allinoned.html

to scan your hard Drive one of my favorite Programms.

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Message 25686 - Posted: 12 Sep 2004, 23:30:54 UTC

Norton, Spybot and Adaware found nothing but the usual suspects, tracking bots, all clean now.....
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