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Old 08-12-2008   #1 (permalink)
oscar
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RE: RootKits?

Lately I've become suspicious of these AVG warnings. They may be bogus. For
now, don't delete anything.
Try a different anti-virus software and see if another software can find the
same "virus."
--
oscar

....Right click is your very good friend...


"Buddha" wrote:
Quote:

> AVG Free RootKit has identified the following files on my Vista Home Premium
> system as malicious rootkits:
>
> at2sv5f.sys
>
> atbm8drv.sys
>
> When I got ready to delete them, AVG warned that deleting system files could
> be harmful, etc.
> Does anyone here recognize either of these files an either legit or
> malicious? I'd really prefer not to delete them and then find out I just
> hosed my system.
>
> Thank you:
>
> Buddha
>

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Old 08-12-2008   #2 (permalink)
David H. Lipman
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Re: RootKits?

From: "oscar" <oscar@xxxxxx>

| Lately I've become suspicious of these AVG warnings. They may be bogus. For
| now, don't delete anything.
| Try a different anti-virus software and see if another software can find the
| same "virus."
| --
| oscar


No.


Submit samples to Virus Total --
http://www.virustotal.com/flash/index_en.html
The submission(s) will then be tested against many different AV vendor's scanners.
That will give you an idea what it is and who recognizes it. In addition Virus
Total will provide the sample(s) to all participating vendors.

You can also submit a suspect, one at a time, via the following email URL...
mailto:scan@xxxxxx?subject=SCAN



--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


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Old 08-13-2008   #3 (permalink)
Buddha
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Re: RootKits?

This is getting harder and harder. Windows Explorer will not even display
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers as even existing, although we all know it does.
The only way I can see the folder is with Win NC 3000 in Safe Mode. I've
taken all the steps suggested by various users to enable Explorer to display
everything, but some folders remain hidden.

Can someone recommend an Explorer type program that will display EVERYTHING
on the drive in normal mode, regardless of whether MS thinks I should see it
or not? Their attempts to protect me from myself are really infuriating at
times.

Thanx:

Buddha

"oscar" <oscar@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Lately I've become suspicious of these AVG warnings. They may be bogus.
> For
> now, don't delete anything.
> Try a different anti-virus software and see if another software can find
> the
> same "virus."
> --
> oscar
>
> ...Right click is your very good friend...
>
>
> "Buddha" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> AVG Free RootKit has identified the following files on my Vista Home
>> Premium
>> system as malicious rootkits:
>>
>> at2sv5f.sys
>>
>> atbm8drv.sys
>>
>> When I got ready to delete them, AVG warned that deleting system files
>> could
>> be harmful, etc.
>> Does anyone here recognize either of these files an either legit or
>> malicious? I'd really prefer not to delete them and then find out I just
>> hosed my system.
>>
>> Thank you:
>>
>> Buddha
>>
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Old 08-13-2008   #4 (permalink)
Wingwong Woo
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Re: RootKits?

"Buddha" <TEPonta@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:B87DB2DB-7D3A-4F8F-872B-232D059CA11F@xxxxxx:
Quote:

> This is getting harder and harder. Windows Explorer will not even
> display C:\Windows\System32\Drivers as even existing, although we all
> know it does.
Go to folder options and uncheck hide protected OS files and put a check
besides show hidden file and folders. The default view is how you should
keep it most of the time anyway.
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