Re: [Clamav-users] Norton anti virus and phishcheck.c

From: P T <programmerphil_at_nospam>
Date: Thu Oct 25 2007 - 04:07:17 GMT
To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>

Hi,

I removed the comments like you recommended and the error went away. And it was Semantic not Norton. Sorry about the confusion.

Original Message ---- From: Török Edvin <edwintorok@gmail.com> To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:45:00 AM Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Norton anti virus and phishcheck.c

On 10/24/07, P T <programmerphil@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a requirement to virus check anything on windows before it is
installed.
>
> When I virus scan clamav-0.91.2.tar.gz with Norton anti virus 8.0.0
I get a virus alert.
>
> Name:
> phishcheck.c
>
> Detected as:
> Exploit-URLsPOOF.gen
>
> Detection Type:
> Trojan
>
>
>
> Is this is virus in the source? I suspect this is a false positive.
>

There are some comments in the source code, that give some examples of what clamav
detects as phishing. Probably Norton is catching those examples, try deleting all comments from the source code.

--Edwin

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