Trojan Horse Virus

Author	Message
Craig Send message Joined: 4 Dec 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 339,522 RAC: 0	Message 1058222 - Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 23:38:24 UTC My virus detector found a trojan horse today. It was blocked however I would like to know if it was really a virus. If so how did it get sent through SETI. If not what was it that the virus program did not like. Any help would be great. Thanks ID: 1058222 ·

Aurora Borealis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 3075 Credit: 5,631,463 RAC: 0	Message 1058227 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 0:01:02 UTC - in response to Message 1058222. My virus detector found a trojan horse today. It was blocked however I would like to know if it was really a virus. If so how did it get sent through SETI. If not what was it that the virus program did not like. Any help would be great. Thanks It called a false positive. The fancier they make their algorithm the more likely they will find something that looks like a virus especially in the data files. I long ago stopped scanning the Boinc folders since I know the source is safe. Anti virus programs look for certain sequences that might indicate a virus. Since the data is basically random characters they can easily contain one of these pattern, it doesn't mean it's a virus. It just means that the anti-virus software is jumping to conclusions. Boinc V7.2.42 Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470 ID: 1058227 ·

lnfoster Send message Joined: 31 Aug 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 6,994,560 RAC: 0	Message 1058232 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 0:19:06 UTC My secutiy program Trend Micro Extreme has remove several viruses from Seti downloads this afternoon. I am not accepting any new work from ZSeti at present Can I get an all clear on this Lee N Foster ID: 1058232 ·

Aurora Borealis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 3075 Credit: 5,631,463 RAC: 0	Message 1058240 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 0:58:34 UTC - in response to Message 1058232. Last modified: 21 Dec 2010, 1:01:39 UTC My secutiy program Trend Micro Extreme has remove several viruses from Seti downloads this afternoon. I am not accepting any new work from ZSeti at present Can I get an all clear on this Lee N Foster Any download from Seti would have been data files. There are no virus in data files. Your AV shouldn't be deleting things without asking? This is over aggressive software. I'd contact the company and complain. Boinc V7.2.42 Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470 ID: 1058240 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 1058303 - Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 3:30:11 UTC - in response to Message 1058240. Last modified: 21 Dec 2010, 3:30:47 UTC you may want to also read the thread that is already started and is one below this one. With the EXACT SAME PROBLEM YOU THINK YOU HAVE. Jesus people learn how to read. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=62433 In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1058303 ·

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