AVG found a virus in.....

[CableDude]

Just installed AVG after using InoculateIT for some time now.

I ran a scan and it found a virus in..... (drum roll)


C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs\19991129.001\VIRSCAN.INF May be infected by unknown virus


:rotfl:

Could this be a false positive?

Housecall and InoculateIt never picked this up.

[blebs]

I would say it is a false positive. How would a definitions .INF be infected?

[CableDude]

Originally posted by blebs99
How would a definitions .INF be infected?

My thoughts as well. :)

[Ken]

Originally posted by CableDude
Just installed AVG after using InoculateIT for some time now.

I ran a scan and it found a virus in..... (drum roll)


C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs\19991129.001\VIRSCAN.INF May be infected by unknown virus


:rotfl:

Could this be a false positive?

Housecall and InoculateIt never picked this up.

Well, it depends on how you look at it as many of us feel Norton/Symantec is a virus/trojan...

That should not be a virus, just virus definitions...

[CableDude]

Originally posted by Ken


Well, it depends on how you look at it as many of us feel Norton/Symantec is a virus/trojan...


:D

Yeah, their uninstaller didn't do a good job of removing their program.

This was Norton AV 5.0 which I used back in '99.

AVG is pretty good. I may try out the one that Brent uses.

http://www.free-av.com/

[Croc]

Heuristic analysis enabled and working. That's what it was supposed to do.... identify virus like activity on your system.

AVG was just doing it's job and deserves a pat. A false positive, no, not really. A definition would have to be close to the virus it is looking for.

Croc.