It looks like CA PestPatrol might have a false positive, detecting SillyDl FFL in C:\windows\system32\wuauclt.exe. This is a component of Windows Update, and in the case of the false positive it is a 124,184 byte file with an internal version number of 5.8.0.2469.
PestPatrol does not appear to be trying to delete the file, it is merely blocking access to it. Updating your Windows Update components should clear the problem. CA usually fix these false positives in a day or so.
The current signature version is 2008.9.9.15. Note that the PestPatrol engine is used in some other products, not all of which have the CA name on them.
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Showing posts with label PestPatrol. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
PestPatrol: Zuten detected in c:\windows\minidump
This one looks like a false positive.. CA PestPatrol with signature version 2008.7.29.15 seems to be detecting Zuten in the c:\windows\minidump folder.
A close examination of the description indicates that the following files may be being misdetected:
A close examination of the description indicates that the following files may be being misdetected:
%windows%\minidump\mini072908-01.dmpAs you can see, yesterday's date in encoded into the .dmp files. If your computer system has generated a .dmp file in the past day, then PestPatrol may well be mis-detecting it.
%windows%\minidump\mini072908-02.dmp
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
pest-patrol.com is not the real PestPatrol - part II
The fake pest-patrol.com site we mentioned a few days ago has fixed its download problem and has given us a sample. Like many of these fake anti-malware sites, the executable morphs continually to avoid protection.
Detection rates are not good (VirusTotal results), and the real PestPatrol / eTrust product doesn't pick it up yet.
I strongly suspect that there's nothing good in the 85.255.112.0 - 85.255.127.255 range at all, and it is probably a good idea to block access to that entire IP block.
Detection rates are not good (VirusTotal results), and the real PestPatrol / eTrust product doesn't pick it up yet.
I strongly suspect that there's nothing good in the 85.255.112.0 - 85.255.127.255 range at all, and it is probably a good idea to block access to that entire IP block.
Antivirus;Version;Last Update;Result
AhnLab-V3;2008.5.22.1;2008.05.27;-
AntiVir;7.8.0.19;2008.05.27;SPR/Dldr.PestPatr.A
Authentium;5.1.0.4;2008.05.26;-
Avast;4.8.1195.0;2008.05.27;-
AVG;7.5.0.516;2008.05.26;-
BitDefender;7.2;2008.05.27;-
CAT-QuickHeal;9.50;2008.05.26;-
ClamAV;0.92.1;2008.05.27;-
DrWeb;4.44.0.09170;2008.05.27;-
eSafe;7.0.15.0;2008.05.26;-
eTrust-Vet;31.4.5826;2008.05.27;-
Ewido;4.0;2008.05.26;-
F-Prot;4.4.4.56;2008.05.26;-
F-Secure;6.70.13260.0;2008.05.27;-
Fortinet;3.14.0.0;2008.05.27;-
GData;2.0.7306.1023;2008.05.27;-
Ikarus;T3.1.1.26.0;2008.05.27;-
Kaspersky;7.0.0.125;2008.05.27;not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.bz
McAfee;5303;2008.05.26;-
Microsoft;1.3520;2008.05.27;-
NOD32v2;3134;2008.05.27;-
Norman;5.80.02;2008.05.26;-
Panda;9.0.0.4;2008.05.27;-
Prevx1;V2;2008.05.27;-
Rising;20.46.12.00;2008.05.27;-
Sophos;4.29.0;2008.05.27;-
Sunbelt;3.0.1123.1;2008.05.17;-
Symantec;10;2008.05.27;-
TheHacker;6.2.92.320;2008.05.26;-
VBA32;3.12.6.6;2008.05.27;-
VirusBuster;4.3.26:9;2008.05.26;-
Webwasher-Gateway;6.6.2;2008.05.27;Riskware.Dldr.PestPatr.A
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
pest-patrol.com is not the real PestPatrol
Thanks to Dancho Danchev for pointing out pest-patrol.com, yet another dodgy looking scareware site. Of course, the real PestPatrol is a pretty well known and legitimate anti-spyware product from CA, the one with the hyphen in the middle is definitely trying to pass itself off as the real thing. (Click the thumbnail for a larger picture).
The fake pest-patrol.com is hosted on 85.255.121.181 in the Ukraine, a range of network addresses that features on the Spamhaus DROP list, and has domain registration service from Estdomains which always seems to be a popular choice with dodgy web sites.
The bottom of the page has a copyright notice claiming that it was created by "Pest Patrol, Inc.", but that is likely to be fake. A large amount of text has been copied and pasted directly from the real CA site. The "PestPatrol" name is pretty widely registered as a trademark, so apart from anything else, this fake pest-patrol.com site is clearly violating CA's trademark rights.
What's interesting about this is just how the pest-patrol.com domain ended up in the hands of a bunch of guys in Eastern Europe. Although the "PestPatrol" name is trademarked, that only applies to computer software. As is turns out, the original pest-patrol.com controlled pests of the creepy crawly variety. CA (or SaferSite Inc as it was before CA took over) would have had no claim over the domain name as it wasn't violating any trademark or causing confusion. But eventually the name expired and after being dropped a couple of times it ended up with someone who clearly is using it to violate a trademark.
The lesson for businesses is perhaps that they need to keep an eye on domains that could potentially violate a trademark or be confusing and secure them if they expire, several registrars can back order domain names. In the long run, that's probably easier than trying to track down an anonymous registrant from the former Soviet Union.
The download option on pest-patrol.com doesn't work at present, but it could be similar to this one (VirusTotal scan results) which appears on a sister site. Unfortunately, CA's genuine product doesn't seem to detect it..
The fake pest-patrol.com is hosted on 85.255.121.181 in the Ukraine, a range of network addresses that features on the Spamhaus DROP list, and has domain registration service from Estdomains which always seems to be a popular choice with dodgy web sites.
The bottom of the page has a copyright notice claiming that it was created by "Pest Patrol, Inc.", but that is likely to be fake. A large amount of text has been copied and pasted directly from the real CA site. The "PestPatrol" name is pretty widely registered as a trademark, so apart from anything else, this fake pest-patrol.com site is clearly violating CA's trademark rights.
What's interesting about this is just how the pest-patrol.com domain ended up in the hands of a bunch of guys in Eastern Europe. Although the "PestPatrol" name is trademarked, that only applies to computer software. As is turns out, the original pest-patrol.com controlled pests of the creepy crawly variety. CA (or SaferSite Inc as it was before CA took over) would have had no claim over the domain name as it wasn't violating any trademark or causing confusion. But eventually the name expired and after being dropped a couple of times it ended up with someone who clearly is using it to violate a trademark.
The lesson for businesses is perhaps that they need to keep an eye on domains that could potentially violate a trademark or be confusing and secure them if they expire, several registrars can back order domain names. In the long run, that's probably easier than trying to track down an anonymous registrant from the former Soviet Union.
The download option on pest-patrol.com doesn't work at present, but it could be similar to this one (VirusTotal scan results) which appears on a sister site. Unfortunately, CA's genuine product doesn't seem to detect it..
Monday, 14 January 2008
CA PestPatrol false positive - NeoSpy / rarsfx0 directory / WinRAR
Another false positive doing the rounds, this time in CA's PestPatrol software which is incorrectly identifying %profile%\local settings\temp\rarsfx0 as being part of part of the rogue NeoSpy package (see here for CA's description).
In fact, the rarsfx0 directory is just a temporary folder created by RARLAB's WinRAR application - that's a harmless commercial file packager. This folder looks to have been included accidentally in a PestPatrol signature released on 9th January.
Note that if you have PestPatrol installed with the faulty signature, then WinRAR archives may not unpack properly.
In fact, the rarsfx0 directory is just a temporary folder created by RARLAB's WinRAR application - that's a harmless commercial file packager. This folder looks to have been included accidentally in a PestPatrol signature released on 9th January.
Note that if you have PestPatrol installed with the faulty signature, then WinRAR archives may not unpack properly.
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