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Tim Rogers

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)

AVG Free 8.0 Resident Shield came up with PCANDIS5.sys as trojan Horse last night. Have put it in the Virus fault but can't seem to find anything about this file? So Trojan or False Positive????? Tim >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

David H. Lipman

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam DeleteThis @sapm.net> \| AVG Free 8.0 Resident Shield came up with PCANDIS5.sys as trojan Horse last \| night. \| Have put it in the Virus fault but can't seem to find anything about this \| file? \| So Trojan or False Positive????? \| Tim You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

Tim Rogers

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:h8OdnY77HvRKifvVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@giganews.com... > From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam RemoveThis @sapm.net> > > \| AVG Free 8.0 Resident Shield came up with PCANDIS5.sys as trojan Horse > last > \| night. > > \| Have put it in the Virus fault but can't seem to find anything about > this > \| file? > > \| So Trojan or False Positive????? > > \| Tim > > > You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV > > http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 > > What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

David H. Lipman

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam.TakeThisOut@sapm.net> >> You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV >> http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 >> What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? \| C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS You are the second persond I have seen report this. I don't know if this is a FP or not. A sample would help. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

Tim Rogers

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:bZWdnWIrbbvZrvvVnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d@giganews.com... > From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam.RemoveThis@sapm.net> > > >>> You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV > >>> http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 > >>> What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? > > > \| C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS > > > You are the second persond I have seen report this. I don't know if this > is a FP or not. > A sample would help. Doing a full AVG scan and it's appeared in the restore files as well. How would I send you a sample????? Tim > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

Tim Rogers

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tim Rogers" <nospam RemoveThis @sapm.net> wrote in message news:6cmsf8F3ggln6U1@mid.individual.net... > > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > news:bZWdnWIrbbvZrvvVnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d@giganews.com... >> From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam RemoveThis @sapm.net> >> >> >>>> You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV >> >>>> http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 >> >>>> What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? >> >> >> \| C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS >> >> >> You are the second persond I have seen report this. I don't know if this >> is a FP or not. >> A sample would help. > > Doing a full AVG scan and it's appeared in the restore files as well. > > How would I send you a sample????? > > Tim Further to this found: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&p=192471 I updated AVG 8 from v1522 to 1523 and then restored the file, then scanned the file and it came up with nothing. Am now scanning the whole computer again to see if anything crops up........ Does seem to be a false positive??????? Tim > >> >> -- >> Dave >> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html >> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> >> > > >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

David H. Lipman

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam RemoveThis @sapm.net> \| Further to this found: \| http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&p=192471 \| I updated AVG 8 from v1522 to 1523 and then restored the file, then scanned \| the file and it came up with nothing. \| Am now scanning the whole computer again to see if anything crops up........ \| Does seem to be a false positive??????? \| Tim If a updated signature resscan of %windir%\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS in AVG no longer detects the Generic Trojan then yes, it is most likely a FP. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

George Ruch

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam.TakeThisOut@sapm.net> > >>> You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV > >>> http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 > >>> What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? > >\| C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS > >You are the second persond I have seen report this. I don't know if this is a FP or not. >A sample would help. I caught the same thing yesterday (6/27) with AVG 8.0.131 virus DB 1521/22. Apparently, it's a false positive. Full scan today (virus DB 1524) reported no hit. -- George Ruch "Is there life in Clovis after Clovis Man?" >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

George Ruch

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Lipman~nospam~@verizon.net> wrote: "david h. lipman~nospam~@verizon.net> wrote: "david h. lipman~nospam~@verizon.net>. >From: "Tim Rogers" <nospam.RemoveThis@sapm.net> > >>> You mean ... Trojan horse Generic10.ASPV > >>> http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c9bf961208494c862601d8a7f5c93a64 > >>> What is the fully qualified path on your PC to; PCANDIS5.SYS ? > >\| C:\Windows\system32\PCANDIS5.SYS > >You are the second persond I have seen report this. I don't know if this is a FP or not. >A sample would help. 8.0.131 virus db 1524) reported no hit. i caught thing yesterday (6/27) with avg 8.0.131 virus db 1521/22. apparently, it's a false positive. apparently, it's a false positive. full scan today (virus db 1521/22. full scan today (virus db 1524) reported no hit. i caught thing yesterday (virus db 1521/22. apparently, it's a. >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

Karl-Olav Nyberg

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Tim Rogers" <nospam DeleteThis @sapm.net> skrev i melding news:6cmd56F3hom06U1@mid.individual.net... > AVG Free 8.0 Resident Shield came up with PCANDIS5.sys as trojan Horse > last night. > > Have put it in the Virus fault but can't seem to find anything about this > file? > > So Trojan or False Positive????? > > Tim > Hi. Take look here: http://www.file.net/process/pcandis5.sys.html Karl-Olav >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

Russg

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Karl-Olav Nyberg" <> wrote in message news: > > "Tim Rogers" <> skrev i melding news: >> AVG Free 8.0 Resident Shield came up with PCANDIS5.sys as trojan Horse >> last night. >> >> Have put it in the Virus fault but can't seem to find anything about this >> file? >> >> So Trojan or False Positive????? >> >> Tim >> > > Hi. > > Take look here: http://www.file.net/process/pcandis5.sys.html > > Karl-Olav Since you can't tell if it is malware or not, then submit it to www.virustotal.com, and you should know if it is malware. >> Stay informed about: PCANDIS5.sys Trojan or False Positive?

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