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Re: [security] Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181
From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon () eiv com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:45:15 -0400
On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 10:36:16AM -0400, fedhead said:
My apologise if I am posting in the wrong list but I am not sure if this is a known issue in Ad-aware or if this even is an issue with Ad-aware.
It's normal operation of Ad-aware.
Seems benign enough. Every night when it runs, after the first scan of the registry, it creates four files in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 6\cache folder which Norton AV catches as trojan scripts:
Every day, you get infected again. Every day, Ad-Aware finds it. Sounds like you've got an issue with Norton AV, not with Ad-Aware.
The most unusual part is that it happens at the end of the registry scan in Ad-aware. A google search doesn't turn up any relation between this exploit and Ad-aware so it could be something unique to my system but at this point I am at a loss as to what it could be.
Try "ad-aware cache" for your Google search next time. http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?act=ST&f=42&t=14501&st=0#entry115743 -- Shawn McMahon | Let's set the record straight. There is no argument EIV Consulting | over the choice between peace and war, but there is UNIX and Linux | only one guaranteed way you can have peace - and you http://www.eiv.com | can have it in the next second - surrender. - Reagan
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- Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 fedhead (Jun 21)
- Re: Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 Steve Ryan (Jun 22)
- Re: Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 Noone (Jun 22)
- Re: [security] Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 Shawn McMahon (Jun 22)
- Re: Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 Russell J. Wood (Jun 22)
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- Re: Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 Greg Kujawa (Jun 22)
- RE: Unusual Activity in Ad-aware 6 Personal, Build 6.181 fedhead (Jun 24)