Norton picked up a virus (Bloodhound.W32.VBWORM) tonight and informed me via a pop up screen. The infected file was not put into quarantine and my activity log said: "unable to repair.& access to file denied." So, I simply uninstalled and deleted the file/programme. Was this the right way to go about exorcising the virus? And since access to the file was denied I can assume that the virus did not have a chance to "run"?
By the way, would you believe that I got this virus through a seemingly reliable programme on the net that tests your current anti-virus software to see if it is working...!! Oh well, at least I know Norton is working. AVG did not pick it up at all. I have since run more scans and no more mention of the virus has been made.
#1. "RE: Bloodhound.W32.VBWORM virus & Norton" In response to mahogany (Reply # 0)
>Norton picked up a virus (Bloodhound.W32.VBWORM) tonight and >informed me via a pop up screen. The infected file was not put >into quarantine and my activity log said: "unable to repair.& >access to file denied." So, I simply uninstalled and deleted >the file/programme. Was this the right way to go about >exorcising the virus? And since access to the file was denied >I can assume that the virus did not have a chance to "run"?
Yes, you did the right thing. You might also submit the file to SARC by manually adding it to Quarantine {use the Add button} and then running the Scan-and-Deliver Wizard {use the Submit button}. I suggest submitting it to SARC for analysis, since "Blookhound" signals a heuristic detection, whereas SARC might want to look at it and, if deemed a threat, create signatures {not heuristics} to detect it.
>By the way, would you believe that I got this virus through a >seemingly reliable programme on the net that tests your >current anti-virus software to see if it is working...!! Oh >well, at least I know Norton is working. AVG did not pick it >up at all. I have since run more scans and no more mention of >the virus has been made.
I hope that "seemingly reliable programme" to "test your AV" wasn't Stop Sign by eAnthology .. as, that stuff is known spyware & crap.
Thankyou for your good advice Randy. Of course, having deleted the file I cannot follow it now, but I will certainly keep it in mind for the future. good fortune to you.
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