Topic: Trojan.Clicker.VB-15

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  • September 21, 2005 at 12:03 #651
    Joachim
    Participant

    Don’t be alarmed. This is not directly related to Podium.
    The virus was found by ClamWin in C:WINDOWSsystem32msidev.exe. Allthough I’m not entirely sure, I think this is related to the Microsoft Installer Package file format, and as we know, Podium is distributed in this format.

    Are there anyone else here using ClamWin that can confirm this as a false positive?

    How important is msidev.exe for the windows system in general? Can I delete it, or is a reinstall best to do?

    /Joachim

    September 21, 2005 at 16:09 #5506
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    Don’t be alarmed

    Too late 😯

    I never heard of ClamWin before. I use http://www.avast.com which is free for home use. I don’t know how good it is at detection, because I have not had a virus on my PC so far.

    September 21, 2005 at 16:49 #5507
    Joachim
    Participant

    In my lifetime, I’ve had virus encounters 3 times as I can remember.

    I curius to know what function msidev.exe serves. I tried searching the Microsoft Knowlegde base with no luck. Perhaps you know, Frits?

    ClamWin can be considered as a serious alternative for those of you that have’nt tried it.

    /Joachim

    September 21, 2005 at 17:09 #5508
    Zynewave
    Keymaster

    I searched for msidev.exe in C:Windows, and I did not find this file neither on my W2K or XP machine. So I assume it is not required by the Podium installer. Maybe You can put the file in quarantine with WinClam.

    September 22, 2005 at 12:09 #5511
    JohnR
    Participant

    I too use http://www.avast.com. As a dial-up user this was the best solution because of the incremental virus updates (I went broadband a few weeks ago). I would recommend it to anyone.

    Its detected 3 or 4 viruses in the past 4ish years.

    John

    September 22, 2005 at 13:06 #5512
    duncanparsons
    Participant

    well…. another long time user of avast here. I’ve always been really impressed by them. No sooner does an alert appear than they’ve patched it.. makes you wonder who’s writing the darn things!!

    DSP

    September 22, 2005 at 14:57 #5513
    Serendipity
    Participant

    Yep, me too. Great program!

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