Posted by altemyr
Today, my Symantec Antivirus program detected a virus hidden in the uninstall fiule for MyPhoneExplorer 1.5. If you are planning to uninstall this software, do it manually by deleting the folders instead of running the uninstaller.
Has anyone else experienced this, or is it just me that has tried to uninstall this software?
Posted by qtr4333
try to scan with different antiviruses:
http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
http://virusscan.jotti.org/
It's not a virus btw, it's a security risk, mostly not harmful
Posted by altemyr
Yes, whatever, according to Symantec's virus dictionary, it's a "misleading application that is installed without user notification or consent by a Trojan." a.k.a. SpyDawn (Sophos). In any case, it shouldn't be there.
Keyloggers are also harmless to your system until someone starts using the information they collect.
Since MY antivirus program quarantined the uninstaller, it was pretty difficult to uninstall the software. If the people behind this product have any decency left, at least they could provide a virus-free uninstaller. Sorry, I mean security risk free uninstaller. Or at least one without the VirusBurst program, whatever you want to call it.
Posted by tranced
where did you get that MPE from?
Posted by altemyr
On 2007-03-27 12:42:37, tranced wrote:
where did you get that MPE from?
I don't remember exactly, but most probably through a link from Esato. I usually trust things posted in here. I will not do that anymore.
Posted by tranced
let's see if other users have the same problem. do not judge so fast
Posted by Rocky1
I had the same problem, and i downloaded Mpe from Mpe´s homepage.
Posted by Neo-Tech
Just search on Google for that virus and see if it's bad
Posted by tranced
maybe your computer has the virus and it infected the uninstall file.
Posted by altemyr
I'm pretty sure that my computer isn't virus infected, it has its antivirus program running always, and the virus definitions are updated daily (company computer).
If you run the virus check on the single install file, MyPhoneExplorer_Setup_1.5.9.exe, SAV does not find any viruses, it's not until all files are unpacked and you run the uninstall program that the runtime virus protection catches it, so the malware is definitely well hidden and it seems like someone has made an effort to do so.
Of course, it might also be so, that a certain part of the uninstall.exe binary code just happens to have exactly the same checksum and signature as the named virus/malware, and in fact is innocent, I can't tell, since the SAV does not let me run the uninstaller.
So far, I'm not accusing anyone, just telling the facts: My antivirus program has detected malicious software in the uninstall program for MyPhoneExplorer 1.5.
Posted by altemyr
On 2007-03-27 14:03:36, machanic wrote:
Just search on Google for that virus and see if it's bad
I don't care whether a virus is good or bad, I simply don't want it.
Posted by Rocky1
Well on the forum on MPE hompage the site admin say it is not a virus.
Link http://www.fjsoft.at/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2097
http://www.fjsoft.at/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2101
[ This Message was edited by: Rocky1 on 2007-03-27 14:43 ]
Posted by altemyr
Even though I'm not very good at german, I think I understood and feel happy with what's said. Even though false alarms should not occur, they do occasionally. (Or could it be that SAV is so much better than all the other AV progs
What caused me trouble was that SAV removed the uninstaller, and thus, I could not uninstall the software the normal way.
Posted by hanugro
On 2007-03-27 17:05:33, altemyr wrote:
Even though I'm not very good at german, I think I understood and feel happy with what's said. Even though false alarms should not occur, they do occasionally. (Or could it be that SAV is so much better than all the other AV progs
What caused me trouble was that SAV removed the uninstaller, and thus, I could not uninstall the software the normal way.
Symantec is not as good as Norton's old day. I believe it generates lots of false alarm. I use AVG and it don't say there is virus in MPE.
Posted by arien617
Norton is still better than most, it may slow down your computer but it's worth losing a bit of speed for all round protection.
Posted by glorfingal
The problem lies with a code block that has the "virus" signature. Symantec have apparently fixed this issue and it was a false alert - better a false alert than no alert !
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Posted by antichrist
if you don't like the program, then when uninstalling se is giving you a virus
if that anti virus detected a false alarm, you can only guess how many chances are to find true viruses
Posted by max_wedge
On 2007-03-27 17:05:33, altemyr wrote:
Even though I'm not very good at german, I think I understood and feel happy with what's said. Even though false alarms should not occur, they do occasionally. (Or could it be that SAV is so much better than all the other AV progs
What caused me trouble was that SAV removed the uninstaller, and thus, I could not uninstall the software the normal way.
1. You should try and avoid uninstalling programs by simply deleting the program folder. In MPE case there will be no ill affect, but many programs will completely screw your system over if you don't uninstall them properly.
2. SAV is bloatware. It is unnecessarily complex and any good anti-virus such as eTrust, AVG (free even), PC-Cillan or similar have about 70% less overhead compared to Nortan's and still have excellent virus protection. AVG has at different times been ranked in the top three of available AV protection, so it is a complete phallacy to assume bigger is better.
If you have an old machine, or any machine infact, do yourself a favour and opt for an efficient AV like AVG, rather than SAV which turns most computers into lumbering elephants.
Regarding SAV not allowing you to uninstall, that's just bad management. First SAV has a bug that prevents you uninstalling some software, which means you have to force remove it leaving trash on the hard drive and in the registry. When in reality, you didn't need to remove the program at all! You should be able to un-quarantine the uninstall files, if you can't that just shows how poorly designed SAV is.
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[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2007-03-28 11:06 ]
Posted by carkitter
Why would one want to uninstall an awesome program like MPE anyway?
SAV is a pain in the butt. It was pre-loaded on my laptop and has a fault in it which causes it to pop-up an error message after every reboot.
Downloaded Windows Defender recently and I like it alot. Fast and stable. Should I uninstall SAV and just rely on WD?
Posted by smsumit
Symantec SUX ... swallows ur resources [ram] do things when u dont want it to be, and worst thing is .. u cant turn it off even with the options ... i dont know how they r still in business ..
use E-TRUST .. much ezr to use, better virus defination file ... Captures MORE REAL viruses RATHER THAN pathetic attempts to declare harmful files as viruses ...