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I just got an e-mail from PC Pitstop that wanted me to try Exterminate 2.0. The web page sounds like a bunch of hype to me but I might give the free scan a shot.
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roger_m · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject:

I didn't have any luck I installed it and I downloaded 49 megs of definition files - but when I try to do a scan I just get an error - Scanning Failed!

I rebooted and ran it again - suprisingly it again downloaded 49 megs of updates, and again too the scanning failed.

roger_m · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject:

There is deinately something wrong here as it awlays downloads nearly 50 megs of updates everytime I run it.

Not sure why it's not working I don't have UAC enabled under Vista - so it is running with full administrative access - and I no real time protection of any kind running.

TeMerc · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

I get an error also after downloading defs and when trying to scan:

Jacee · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:21 am Post subject:

We're looking into this.... hopefully IntelGuy (who is in charge of these products) has an answer. I've notified him with TeMerc's question.
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Jacee · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

IG has posted
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=162699&st=0&gopid=1547378&
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roger_m · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

roger_m · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:

Here are my scan results:

This is the first scan result:

High and Medium ThreatsTrojan.Win32.ExplorerHijack
ThreatID:47562
Type:Malware
Level:2
Category:Trojan
Desc
TracesType:3 {6F5BDD97-6BE4-4d53-862F-33A21494CB0E} -1
Type:3 Implemented Categories -1
Type:3 {A50EE9ED-3B7C-4a3b-BF99-266FC26E5F6E} -1
Type:3 {A50EE9ED-3B7C-4a3b-BF99-266FC26E5F6E} 1
Type:3 ls 3
Type:3 ls2 3
CanQuarantine:1
AuthorURL:

Makes it seem like a product aimed at more technically orientated users than regular users.

Pressing Next to me to the low level threats page, and one rogue program was classified as VIPRE.Suspicious - this means they are using Sunbelt's VIPRE engine for their scanning.

I haven't got much to say on this as I have not run VIPRE since the first betas were released some time ago, however I uninstalled my paid version of CounterSpy a long time ago due to it giving me too many false posatives.

Jacee · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject:

Your best bet would be to post directly to PC Pitstop in the topic that Tom and I have already posted to:
http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=162699

This is not a Spyware Warrior problem Wink

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TeMerc · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

I was able to update and scan, nothing found.

Hope to get the system buggered up soon for a real test tho.
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