But it seems just Microsoft AntiSpyware on it's own is not enough protection from adware/spyware. I have found spyware/adware remaining after a full scan using AntiSpyware and as a result use Microsoft AntiSpyware, Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 and also Lavasoft AdAware 1.05 to combat these issues.

The realtime protection in Microsoft AntiSpyware is a good feature though, warnings much like ZoneAlarm before malicious activity happens.

If anybody was wondering the difference between the F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 5.5 and F-Secure Internet Security 2005 here there are. I am currently evaluating F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 5.5 which is 20 MB lighter than F-Secure Internet Security 2005.

F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 5.5

Virus Protection
Internet Shield
Automatic Updates

F-Secure Internet Security 2005

Virus Protection
Internet Shield
Automatic Updates
Spam Control
Parental Control

F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 5.5
Price: $435 USD :o

Seems like Norton Corporate 9.1 isn't enough to stop trojans either as doing a full system scan revieled about 10 of them.

I thought auto-protect stopped them from entering your system :rolleyes:

Guys, be extra careful about your System these days. During the Anti-virus program switch from avast! to F-Secure I think I got hit by another virus. During F-Secure scans it reported that is virus in System Information folder. Even the Administrator doesn't have access to it.

After rebooting the PC today, it took ages to go from Loading your Personal Settings to Desktop. TaskBar didn't show up. Just the Desktop icons.

I have say that restricted Administrator's access to WINNT folder: removed Full Control and kept Read/Execute. But this cannot be the reason because even after giving Full Control, it still took ages to load to Desktop. Same happened to Limited Users. The weirdest thing is there is nothing suspicious in HKLM or HKCU.

Now I am running the PC in Diagnostic Startup. It loaded faster just like usual. I am enabling one service at a time, one startup item at a time to see what makes it run slow.

So take care.
McoreD.

Sounds like your working out the issue correctly. Hope you figure it out.

Um well you know you can just give admin access to System Info Folder right? You have to turn off hide protected system files first of course. ;)

BTW normally thats caused by System restore. Just turn off system restore and all the files should be gone and make sure recycle bin is empty too.

I have never had a trogen on my system. Well besides netbus that I put on myself to play around with. ;) In HS that is. Scared the hell out of the peeps in the library by opening the cd rom drive remotely. lol

Just to see how prompt Antivirus companies act and how much you can trust your AV, I searched for the keyword "Bropia" in their websites.

avast! Anti-Virus
http://www.avast.com/eng/vps_history.html

F-Secire Anti-Virus
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/bropia_a.shtml

Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus :eek:
No virus starting with 'bropia' found.

McAfee VirusScan
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_131202.htm

NOD32 Antivirus System :huh:
Samples have been submitted and Eset are working on an update as we speak.

Symantec Anti-Virus
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bropia.l.html

New Version:
Anti-Virus Client Security v5.55 SR1
I like it.


R e l e a s e I n f o

Automatic real-time antivirus protection

Stops viruses and other malicious code attacking via
e-mail, the web, floppy disks and CD-ROMs in
real-time. The scanning of POP3, IMAP and SMTP mail
traffic ensures that no viruses are sent out or
received through e-mail.

Integrated desktop firewall

Provides robust monitoring and filtering of Internet
traffic preventing unauthorized access to the
workstations over the network and hides the
workstations from Internet hackers and network worms.

Intrusion prevention

Analyzes Internet traffic and automatically detects
and blocks suspicious network traffic such as port
scans and network worms.

Application control

Enables the network administrator to centrally control
the applications on the workstations that are allowed
to access the Internet. Thus, the end-users cannot run
forbidden applications (such as peer-to-peer
networking) that may allow hackers and worms to sneak
in and confidential documents to leak out.

Automatic virus definition updates

Virus definition databases are transparently and
automatically updated typically 1-2 times per day with
minimal bandwidth use. The fail-over feature ensures
that antivirus software will get the latest cure
against new viruses even if the primary delivery
server is unreachable.

on the subject of security & trojans, when using trojan hunter 4.1 with the latest update recently found an instance of Bropia along with several other confirmed trojans they were in compressed form and hadn't ben executed yet.

If you dl'd these you might want to check em...

zip.zipkg\files.part001.rar/awi.exe

Ultimate.xp.2003.crackpack.keychangers.productacti vation\files/awi.exe

trace.zip/nc.exe
FhGv3.3.2pro.sfx.exe (some kind of codec)
[nX2kII].exe (mirc related)

TrojanHunter is great.....latest 4.2 version has automated update now...:)