Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version 1.01
Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm virus.
Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to test the new
AdAware program.
Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
Did Full system scan. Found nothing
Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that there
was a worm in my desktop folder.
Something wrong somewhere.
Vic

Bonjour *Vic*, tu nous disais ce jeudi 12/08/2004 vers 17:47:19 -
> Something wrong somewhere.

*NO* a worm is not a spyware !

--
L'erreur est de croire qu'on est seul !
michel.laclé.(E-Mail Removed) - Oter la clé pour me répondre

"Michel Doucet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bonjour *Vic*, tu nous disais ce jeudi 12/08/2004 vers 17:47:19 -
> > Something wrong somewhere.
>
> *NO* a worm is not a spyware !
>
> --
> L'erreur est de croire qu'on est seul !
> michel.laclé.(E-Mail Removed) - Oter la clé pour me répondre
>
> Thank you Michel. I bow to your superior knowledge.
Kind regards.
Vic

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:47:19 +0100, "Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version 1.01
>Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
>Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm virus.
>Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to test the new
>AdAware program.
>Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
>Did Full system scan. Found nothing
>Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
>Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that there
>was a worm in my desktop folder.
>Something wrong somewhere.

What's wrong is your almost unbeleivable ignorance of what various
types of scanners detect. AdAware handles adware. Antivirus scanners
handle I-worms.


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

Bonjour *(E-Mail Removed)*, tu nous disais ce jeudi 12/08/2004 vers
18:12:48 -
> What's wrong is your almost unbeleivable ignorance of what various
> types of scanners detect. AdAware handles adware. Antivirus scanners
> handle I-worms.

Thanks for your support

--
L'erreur est de croire qu'on est seul !
michel.laclé.(E-Mail Removed) - Oter la clé pour me répondre

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:47:19 +0100, "Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version 1.01
> >Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
> >Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm
virus.
> >Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to test the
new
> >AdAware program.
> >Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
> >Did Full system scan. Found nothing
> >Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
> >Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that
there
> >was a worm in my desktop folder.
> >Something wrong somewhere.
>
> What's wrong is your almost unbeleivable ignorance of what various
> types of scanners detect. AdAware handles adware. Antivirus scanners
> handle I-worms.
>
>
> Art
> http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

You are right of course, I am ignorant about a lot of things in computing
and I do tend to ask advice in the news groups when I don't know something.
In this case I found the answer from Michel Doucet who treated me with
respect, unlike yourself.
If nobody wanted to ask questions or seek advice,then we could do away with
newsgroups couldn't we?
Regards,
Ignorant Vic.

"Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:47:19 +0100, "Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version 1.01
> > >Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
> > >Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm
> virus.
> > >Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to test the
> new
> > >AdAware program.
> > >Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
> > >Did Full system scan. Found nothing
> > >Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
> > >Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that
> there
> > >was a worm in my desktop folder.
> > >Something wrong somewhere.
> >
> > What's wrong is your almost unbeleivable ignorance of what various
> > types of scanners detect. AdAware handles adware. Antivirus scanners
> > handle I-worms.
> >
> >
> > Art
> > http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
>
> You are right of course, I am ignorant about a lot of things in computing
> and I do tend to ask advice in the news groups when I don't know
something.
> In this case I found the answer from Michel Doucet who treated me with
> respect, unlike yourself.
> If nobody wanted to ask questions or seek advice,then we could do away
with
> newsgroups couldn't we?
> Regards,
> Ignorant Vic.

By the way Art, your spell checker isn't working. i before e in believe.
Vic
>
>

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:33:14 +0100, "Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>By the way Art, your spell checker isn't working. i before e in believe.

That's because I don't use one.


Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg

Vic wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 16:47:19 +0100, "Vic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version 1.01
>> >Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
>> >Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm
> virus.
>> >Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to test the
> new
>> >AdAware program.
>> >Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
>> >Did Full system scan. Found nothing
>> >Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
>> >Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that
> there
>> >was a worm in my desktop folder.
>> >Something wrong somewhere.
>>
>> What's wrong is your almost unbeleivable ignorance of what various
>> types of scanners detect. AdAware handles adware. Antivirus scanners
>> handle I-worms.
>>
>>
>> Art
>> http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
>
> You are right of course, I am ignorant about a lot of things in computing
> and I do tend to ask advice in the news groups when I don't know something.
> In this case I found the answer from Michel Doucet who treated me with
> respect, unlike yourself.
> If nobody wanted to ask questions or seek advice,then we could do away with
> newsgroups couldn't we?
> Regards,
> Ignorant Vic.
>
>
You are so correct....

These types of posters, like Art, feel mighty brave and powerful because
they can be anonymous while posting their diatribe. Don't take it
personally, they treat everyone the same.

burris

Vic,

As said by Michel and some others, AdAware (it's in the name) is made to
scan for ad-wares and spy-wares. Not for virus, trojan or worms.

Therefore, you need both an antivirus AND antispyware (such as SpyBot or
AdAware).

However, to have both does not mean that your can rest easy...

HTH

Vic wrote:
> Tuesday I uninstalled AdAware 6 (181) and replaced it with version
> 1.01 Wednesday I uninstalled 1.01 and replaced it with 1.02.
> Thursday I received mail with the usual attachment containing a worm
> virus. Didn't open it but moved it into a desktop folder in order to
> test the new AdAware program.
> Did Smart system scan. Found nothing.
> Did Full system scan. Found nothing
> Did Custom scan. Found nothing.
> Then scanned with AVG free version and was immediately informed that
> there was a worm in my desktop folder.
> Something wrong somewhere.
> Vic

--
Jean-Luc Cavey
Paris, France
http://canon.cavey.org/