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Chase Hermes

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Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 66

07-16-2007 10:12

While downloading the new version of sl My virus dector found Adware.Cpush

I am not only one just found the post

http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/

Has sl stooped to pushing adware into our program

As it is now I need to make a discison install and live with it or give up SL

Kitty Barnett

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Join date: 10 May 2006

Posts: 5,586

07-16-2007 10:14

It's a false positive.

Kyrah Abattoir

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Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 2,786

07-16-2007 13:20

get a real antivirus maybe?

Norton stopped of being good when it got bought by symantec

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JessyAnne Theas

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Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 610

07-16-2007 13:22

I've seen several of these threads over the last week. I believe the concensus is that it's harmless. I didn't go back and find all the threads for you, but here's one of the most recent ones

/111/25/197851/1.html

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foehn Breed

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Join date: 16 Jan 2006

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07-16-2007 15:13

http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/
http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archive/2007/07/16/false-positive-by-norton-antivirus-on-rogueremover-s-uninstaller.aspx

End-users who has RogueRemover by Malwarebytes.org and Norton Antivirus, please be informed that there is a false positive in yesterday's definition v2007.07.15.002 by NAV. It detects uninst.exe in RogueRemover's directory at Adware.CPush

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Chase Hermes Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 66	07-16-2007 10:12 While downloading the new version of sl My virus dector found Adware.Cpush I am not only one just found the post http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/ Has sl stooped to pushing adware into our program As it is now I need to make a discison install and live with it or give up SL
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	07-16-2007 10:14 It's a false positive.
Kyrah Abattoir cruelty delight Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,786	07-16-2007 13:20 get a real antivirus maybe? Norton stopped of being good when it got bought by symantec _____________________ tired of XStreetSL? try those! apez http://tinyurl.com/yfm9d5b metalife http://tinyurl.com/yzm3yvw metaverse exchange http://tinyurl.com/yzh7j4a slapt http://tinyurl.com/yfqah9u
JessyAnne Theas Cliqueless Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 610	07-16-2007 13:22 I've seen several of these threads over the last week. I believe the concensus is that it's harmless. I didn't go back and find all the threads for you, but here's one of the most recent ones /111/25/197851/1.html _____________________
foehn Breed More random than random Join date: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1,142	07-16-2007 15:13 http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/ http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archive/2007/07/16/false-positive-by-norton-antivirus-on-rogueremover-s-uninstaller.aspx End-users who has RogueRemover by Malwarebytes.org and Norton Antivirus, please be informed that there is a false positive in yesterday's definition v2007.07.15.002 by NAV. It detects uninst.exe in RogueRemover's directory at Adware.CPush _____________________ You have no friends online at this time. "Excellent!" Einstein "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."