Hello J_ejfudd,
Why don,t you upload the file, just to see.
This could well be a false positive.
One way to get further information is to find on your system, and submit the
file at one or more of the following sites:
http://www.virustotal.com
http://virusscan.jotti.org
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/submit.aspx
Each has a browse window in the upper right to do the submission, and will
check out your file with 10 or so antivirus vendors with one submission.
A clean reading at these sites is not proof that a file is safe, but I'd say
in this case that it is likely to be a good indicator that, in fact, the file
is safe, and you are seeing a false positive.
To be sure run a Full scan with Windows Defender in Safe Mode (F-8) also
with your anti-virus (updated)
For the benefit of the community reading this post, please rate the pºst.
I hope this post is helpful.
Let us know how it works ºut.
Еиçεl
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"J_ejfudd" wrote:
> I received the following message from newly downloaded McAfee Security Center
> (courtesy of AOL)...
>
> McAfee has automatically blocked a potentially unwanted program from running
> on your computer.
>
> Details
> Name: Adware-SpyStormer
> Process: C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
> Process Name: Service Executable
> File Path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sandlot Shared\slghex.dll
>
> If you do not recognize this potentially unwanted program, McAfee recommends
> that you remove it. If you recognize this potentially unwanted program, trust
> it, and then rerun the program that triggered this alert.
>
> ...I could not find reference to SpyStormer in the malware glossery via
> Defender Help. Although, McAfee's site shows it to be a rogue anti-spyware
> program. Screenshots of the GUI shown were unfamiliar to me. Did McAfee goof
> or is defender in trouble? Anyone?
>
> Btw, Spybot S&D, Spyware Doctor and Defender scan clean.
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