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Re: [clamav-users] From a newbie: ClamAV scans shut down Google Chrome
From: Alain Zidouemba <azidouemba_at_nospam>Date: Sat May 12 2012 - 18:25:00 GMT
To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
Teresa,
Would you mind submitting the files below to
http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/sendvirus/submit-fp/? This will help us fix
the problem you are experiencing.
C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\18.0.1025.168\chro
me.dll
C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\18.0.1025.168\Inst
aller\chrome.7z
Thanks,
- Alain
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Teresa K. Fowler <teaquilter@lighthouse.net
> wrote:
> Dear ClamAV Users List:
>
> For the past several weeks, I've had several viruses
> detected by ClamAV that show as real viruses, not false positives, although
> I haven't had any false positives since the first detection. The first
> detection showed blue false positives and maroon viruses both.
>
> I have tried several times to report as I have done in the
> past via the web interface, but I can't browse to these files as they are
> under another User Identity although detected by my Administrative
> Identity.
>
> I run Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP 2.
>
> These are the files as picked up and pasted from a ClamAV
> scan report 5-6-12. They are maroon bold-faced in the report:
>
>
>
>
> C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\18.0.1025.168\chro
> me.dll: W32.Virut.Gen.D-148 FOUND
>
>
> C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\18.0.1025.168\Inst
> aller\chrome.7z: W32.Virut.Gen.D-148 FOUND
>
> C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Roaming\.clamwin\quarantine\chrome.7z.infected:
> W32.Virut.Gen.D-148 FOUND
>
> C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Roaming\.clamwin\quarantine\chrome.dll.infected:
> W32.Virut.Gen.D-148 FOUND
>
>
> C:\Users\tkfowler\AppData\Roaming\.clamwin\quarantine\chrome.dll.infected.00
> 0.infected: W32.Virut.Gen.D-148 FOUND
>
>
>
> What happens as I am running a ClamAV scan is all the Google
> Chrome shortcuts are inactivated. When it is done, I can't bring up Google
> Chrome. From Control Panel/Programs, the first time Google Chrome already
> was uninstalled. The other four or five times, I've had to uninstall and
> reinstall. So far, I've been able to get back my Favorites, which I use to
> track research.
>
> Since I like Google Chrome, I haven't been running ClamAV
> very often in the past week, just getting the automatic updates.
>
> I've been running ClamAV for at least 6 years, no problems,
> recommended by my ISP, who uses ClamAV for their email. They can't help me
> with this and haven't heard of it happening to anyone else.
>
> I haven't tried uninstalling and reinstalling ClamAV; not
> sure if it is a good idea yet. I have run ClamAV in the quarantine option,
> but two files don't show they are quarantined. I need to know how to
> proceed: a substitute browser or ClamAV solution? I also run MalwareBytes
> Anti-Malware, SUPER Anti-Spyware Free Edition, both recommended by my ISP,
> and Windows Defender. None of these other three have picked up any of the
> above files. I also wanted to notify in case anyone else is experiencing
> this problem. Hope this isn't TMI. Joel Esler, Senior Research Engineer,
> VRT, OpenSource Community Manager, Sourcefire, recommended that I offer
> this
> to the group. Thanks to all members more experienced than me. Teresa,
> teaquilter@lighthouse.net.
>
>
>
>
>
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