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mauricepnut
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 25 Jul, 2009 2:40 am Where is that virus checker? |
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One of the updates that I was asked to download is called "Dr.Web virus checker" or something like that. I was wondering how it is used and looked for it in my App folder. Couldn't find it. A search with EasyFind.app could ot find it either.
Can someone please give me a clue about this phantom program?
Intel Mini running Tiger 10.4.11, Firefox 3.0.12
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geffr
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| 26 Jul, 2009 2:09 am |
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There is a legitimate freeware anti-virus called Dr Web Cure-it. It was once recommended to me by Slysoft & I have used it as an on demand scanner from time to time. However, afaik it is NOT a Firefox plugin! The real program can be found here:
http://www.freedrweb.com/
What you're describing MAY be malware.
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
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Fulvio
Joined: 19 Jun 2002
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| 26 Jul, 2009 1:45 pm |
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| Quote: |  One of the updates that I was asked to download is called "Dr.Web virus checker" or something like that. |
The way you put it, it seems that the request came from the Mozilla site. As "geffr" said be careful. It may have been a malware attempt. But, there is a plugin/link add-on
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"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
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geffr
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| 26 Jul, 2009 2:23 pm |
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Interesting, I wasn't aware of that! Does Dr Web also provide the built in download virus checker that ships with 3.x?
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Fulvio
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| 27 Jul, 2009 3:31 pm |
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Reading thre facts at the add-on website, there is no link to the download virus checker, but nothing more than a link to the online virus scanner (I am familiar with HouseCall, and use it to double check some suspicious scans).
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1
"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, 3.0.15 regular, 3.5.5 regular and portable , TB2.0.0.23, Flock2.5.2, IE8.0, SM2.0, Google Chrome2.0.x, Safari4.0.4, Zone Alarm; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_17 |
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geffr
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Fulvio
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| 29 Jul, 2009 12:22 pm |
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I was not very clear about the "website". I meant the add-on website.
The add-on creates a link to the Dr.Web online scanner, which in some way is like HouseCall.
There is no need to have the installable Dr.Web, and if installed, the Firefox add-on is redundant. Is this a bit clearer?
UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Firefox/3.5.1
"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, 3.0.15 regular, 3.5.5 regular and portable , TB2.0.0.23, Flock2.5.2, IE8.0, SM2.0, Google Chrome2.0.x, Safari4.0.4, Zone Alarm; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_17 |
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