I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe

Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:

"Threat Detected!
While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE
Trojan horse Downloader.Generic5.PIO"

Is there a problem either with Ad-Aware 2007 or with Grisoft's AVG?
_________________________________
Old Enough
to know I don't know a thing ....

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough wrote:

> I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>
> Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>
> "Threat Detected!
> While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE Trojan horse
> Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>
> Is there a problem either with Ad-Aware 2007 or with Grisoft's AVG?
> _________________________________
> Old Enough
> to know I don't know a thing ....

Old Enought.

I tried downloading it this morning and my system would not allow me to
save the file... I am using AVG, but turning it off I could not save it to
the folder I established to place the download.

I then un-installed AVG, and then tried to save the file, still could not
save the file, it told me the hard drive was full, or the file was in
use...

I reinstalled AVG, and have downloaded the file to my Linux computer,
saved it to a memory stick, but can not copy it from the memory stick to
the windows machine...

However I had an older version of "ad-aware personal 1.6" saved on CD...
I was able to copy that to the computer, but it had a 2006 defs.ref file.
I was unable to replace the older file, using the "Check for updates now"
link above the start button.

I went to lavasofts home page with the linux machine located a download
link, for the latest definition file, and downloaded the winrar file.
Again using the memory stick I moved the file, unrared it to the desktop,
and dragged it into the program file, replacing the older file... Ran a
check and located a few cookies, but nothing major... Do not know why my
system is rejecting ad-aware and its downloads.

I also ran the on line ewido.com scan, that found a few more cookies, but
still no major surprise...

I also updated "spybot search & destroy" and ran both Ad-aware, and SS&D
in safe mode without finding any new infections of malware...

Right now I feel I have something wrong with the system, not being able to
download the package or copy it to the computer via a memory stick without
any anti-virus package installed, but I can-not locate the problem...

JR the postman

On 08/10/2007 01:36 PM, Postman Delivers wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough wrote:
>
>> I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>>
>> Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>>
>> "Threat Detected!
>> While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE Trojan horse
>> Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>>
>> Is there a problem either with Ad-Aware 2007 or with Grisoft's AVG?
>> _________________________________
>> Old Enough
>> to know I don't know a thing ....
>
> Old Enought.
>
> I tried downloading it this morning and my system would not allow me to
> save the file... I am using AVG, but turning it off I could not save it to
> the folder I established to place the download.
>
> I then un-installed AVG, and then tried to save the file, still could not
> save the file, it told me the hard drive was full, or the file was in
> use...
>
> I reinstalled AVG, and have downloaded the file to my Linux computer,
> saved it to a memory stick, but can not copy it from the memory stick to
> the windows machine...
>
> However I had an older version of "ad-aware personal 1.6" saved on CD...
> I was able to copy that to the computer, but it had a 2006 defs.ref file.
> I was unable to replace the older file, using the "Check for updates now"
> link above the start button.
>
> I went to lavasofts home page with the linux machine located a download
> link, for the latest definition file, and downloaded the winrar file.
> Again using the memory stick I moved the file, unrared it to the desktop,
> and dragged it into the program file, replacing the older file... Ran a
> check and located a few cookies, but nothing major... Do not know why my
> system is rejecting ad-aware and its downloads.
>
> I also ran the on line ewido.com scan, that found a few more cookies, but
> still no major surprise...
>
> I also updated "spybot search & destroy" and ran both Ad-aware, and SS&D
> in safe mode without finding any new infections of malware...
>
> Right now I feel I have something wrong with the system, not being able to
> download the package or copy it to the computer via a memory stick without
> any anti-virus package installed, but I can-not locate the problem...
>
> JR the postman

From what URLs did you guys get those copies of Ad-Aware 2007?

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:04:14 -0500, Tofus-No-One
<tofus-88652+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 08/10/2007 01:36 PM, Postman Delivers wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough wrote:
>>
>>> I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>>>
>>> Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>>>
>>> "Threat Detected!
>>> While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE Trojan horse
>>> Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>>>
>>> Is there a problem either with Ad-Aware 2007 or with Grisoft's AVG?
>>> _________________________________
>>> Old Enough
>>> to know I don't know a thing ....
>>
>> Old Enought.
>>
>> I tried downloading it this morning and my system would not allow me to
>> save the file... I am using AVG, but turning it off I could not save it to
>> the folder I established to place the download.
>>
>> I then un-installed AVG, and then tried to save the file, still could not
>> save the file, it told me the hard drive was full, or the file was in
>> use...
>>
>> I reinstalled AVG, and have downloaded the file to my Linux computer,
>> saved it to a memory stick, but can not copy it from the memory stick to
>> the windows machine...
>>
>> However I had an older version of "ad-aware personal 1.6" saved on CD...
>> I was able to copy that to the computer, but it had a 2006 defs.ref file.
>> I was unable to replace the older file, using the "Check for updates now"
>> link above the start button.
>>
>> I went to lavasofts home page with the linux machine located a download
>> link, for the latest definition file, and downloaded the winrar file.
>> Again using the memory stick I moved the file, unrared it to the desktop,
>> and dragged it into the program file, replacing the older file... Ran a
>> check and located a few cookies, but nothing major... Do not know why my
>> system is rejecting ad-aware and its downloads.
>>
>> I also ran the on line ewido.com scan, that found a few more cookies, but
>> still no major surprise...
>>
>> I also updated "spybot search & destroy" and ran both Ad-aware, and SS&D
>> in safe mode without finding any new infections of malware...
>>
>> Right now I feel I have something wrong with the system, not being able to
>> download the package or copy it to the computer via a memory stick without
>> any anti-virus package installed, but I can-not locate the problem...
>>
>> JR the postman
>
> From what URLs did you guys get those copies of Ad-Aware 2007?



Don't know about JR the postman.
I was on the http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ site, the next page was

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php then I was
re-directed to

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-200...bj=dl&tag=top5
and finally to

http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-10719977.html

As soon as the file was filished downloading, I got the message as
quoted in the OP

Hope this helps you to help me!
_________________________________
Old Enough
to know I don't know a thing ....

"Old Enough" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
....to help me!
>
Maybe somebody in http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php? can help.

On 08/10/2007 06:21 PM, Old Enough wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:04:14 -0500, Tofus-No-One
> <tofus-88652+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On 08/10/2007 01:36 PM, Postman Delivers wrote:
>>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>>>>
>>>> Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>>>>
>>>> "Threat Detected!
>>>> While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE Trojan horse
>>>> Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>>>> [...]
>
> http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-10719977.html
>
> As soon as the file was [fin]ished downloading, I got the message as
> quoted in the OP
>
> Hope this helps you to help me!

I downloaded what seems to be the same file from www.download.com, and
both F-protect and Clam-AV say that it's clean.

The file I have is 18176512 bytes long with an md5-sum of
c81ae9805ae0cd6997076341cb72d5cb. The file is called aaw2007.exe.

It smells like a false positive to me.

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:00:35 +0700, "Kayman"
<kayhkay~nospam~@gmail.com> wrote:

>"Old Enough" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>...to help me!
>>
>Maybe somebody in http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php? can help.

That would be my second choice. I would rather be able to ask the
question fom someone in Grisoft-AVG, but have not found a way to
contact them.
After all, if it is a "false positive", it is AVG that's calling a
"good" file "bad".

_________________________________
Old Enough
to know I don't know a thing ....

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:25:30 -0500, Tofus-No-One
<tofus-88652+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 08/10/2007 06:21 PM, Old Enough wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:04:14 -0500, Tofus-No-One
>> <tofus-88652+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/10/2007 01:36 PM, Postman Delivers wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>>>>>
>>>>> Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Threat Detected!
>>>>> While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE Trojan horse
>>>>> Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>>>>> [...]
>>
>> http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-10719977.html
>>
>> As soon as the file was [fin]ished downloading, I got the message as
>> quoted in the OP
>>
>> Hope this helps you to help me!
>
>I downloaded what seems to be the same file from www.download.com, and
>both F-protect and Clam-AV say that it's clean.
>
>The file I have is 18176512 bytes long with an md5-sum of
>c81ae9805ae0cd6997076341cb72d5cb. The file is called aaw2007.exe.
>
>It smells like a false positive to me.

The file I have is also 18176512 bytes - to be honest I haven't got a
clue what an md5-sum is.

You're probbaly right that we're dealing with a "false positive",
however that's still a PITA.
I have been unable to find a way to contact Grisoft-AVG.


_________________________________
Old Enough
to know I don't know a thing ....

On 08/10/2007 09:52 PM, Old Enough wrote:
>
> The file I have is also 18176512 bytes - to be honest I haven't got a
> clue what an md5-sum is.
>
> You're probbaly right that we're dealing with a "false positive",
> however that's still a PITA.
> I have been unable to find a way to contact Grisoft-AVG.
>

A md5-sum is a quick way to check that two files are the same. It's a
checksum.

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:14:20 -0400, Old Enough <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I just downloaded Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
>
>Problem: My Grissoft AVG program looks at this file, and tells me:
>
>"Threat Detected!
>While downloading file C:\download\AAW2007.EXE
>Trojan horse Downloader.Generic5.PIO"
>
>Is there a problem either with Ad-Aware 2007 or with Grisoft's AVG?
>_________________________________
>Old Enough
>to know I don't know a thing ....

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle (or something like that . .)

Since I am convinced that AVG's treatment of Ad-Aware's aaw.2007.exe
in in fact a "False Positive", I went ahead and installed the
program.

I then ran AVG again. GUESS WHAT:
It found no problems on my computer, not even in the original
aaw.2007.exe file.

Any explanations for that?

Cheers!
_________________________________
Old Enough
to know I don't know a thing ....