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PORTSCAN virus?
From: georger () NLS NET (Geo.)
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 13:07:14 -0400
portscan.exe was recently detected as ICQ.PWS.Trojan on a machine by symantec antivirus program. The program file is the 7sphere port scanner dated Monday, April 07, 1997, 4:51:46 PM and it seems to me this was a long time ago and possibly before most ICQ type password hacks came out. Anyway, Symantec said the following: "The reason Norton AntiVirus found it and no other AntiVirus software did, is because we are probably the only one that has a virus definition for that particular trojan. The virus definition for this trojan was added 5/9/00." I'm posting this here for 2 reasons, first in case anyone else has this port scanner, second in case symantec is wrong. Hopefully I can get confirmation one way or the other on this. Geo.
Current thread:
- PORTSCAN virus? Geo. (May 24)
- Re: PORTSCAN virus? Steve (May 25)
- Re: PORTSCAN virus? James Wilson (May 25)