submitting malware?

Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
the sake of building a complete collection...

You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I recall.
Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the lower right.

"Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
> submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
> that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
> the sake of building a complete collection...
>

Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming back for

some reason!!!)

So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and now

it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server and

default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have any

problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.



Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going to send?



"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
recall.
> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the lower
right.
>
> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
> > the sake of building a complete collection...
> >
>
>

Several people have reported various reasons for the proxy error. Sun Java VM? Non-MS browser, like firefox? Try later, server down?
If another browser, use the IE settings to disable proxy.

IE, tools, options, connection tab, lan settings button, uncheck all boxes.
--

Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
..
"Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eOL$QbeCFHA.1176@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
> I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming back for
>
> some reason!!!)
>
> So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and now
>
> it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server and
>
> default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have any
>
> problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.
>
>
>
> Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going to send?
>
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
> recall.
>> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the lower
> right.
>>
>> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
>> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
>> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
>> > the sake of building a complete collection...
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

I don't have any proxy settings, thats problem, there none to adjust for the
thing to work, I have no clue why thing is moaning about it as no other app
moans about proxy!!



"Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23gyrQyeCFHA.2220@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> Several people have reported various reasons for the proxy error. Sun Java
VM? Non-MS browser, like firefox? Try later, server down?
> If another browser, use the IE settings to disable proxy.
>
> IE, tools, options, connection tab, lan settings button, uncheck all
boxes.
> --
>
> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
> marfers notes for windows xp
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> .
> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eOL$QbeCFHA.1176@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> > Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
> > I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming back
for
> >
> > some reason!!!)
> >
> > So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and now
> >
> > it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server and
> >
> > default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have any
> >
> > problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going to
send?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> > news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> >> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
> > recall.
> >> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the lower
> > right.
> >>
> >> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
> >> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
> >> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
> >> > the sake of building a complete collection...
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

I don't know what breaks in that mechanism, just that it definitely breaks.
It does make use of the IE proxy settings, so, for example, if you tell it
to use a proxy and leave the proxy name blank, it appears to hang
forever--or at least longer than I had patience to watch it.
--
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt

"Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23UYEjKfCFHA.2500@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>I don't have any proxy settings, thats problem, there none to adjust for
>the
> thing to work, I have no clue why thing is moaning about it as no other
> app
> moans about proxy!!
>
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23gyrQyeCFHA.2220@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> Several people have reported various reasons for the proxy error. Sun
>> Java
> VM? Non-MS browser, like firefox? Try later, server down?
>> If another browser, use the IE settings to disable proxy.
>>
>> IE, tools, options, connection tab, lan settings button, uncheck all
> boxes.
>> --
>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
>> marfers notes for windows xp
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
>> .
>> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eOL$QbeCFHA.1176@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> > Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
>> > I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming
>> > back
> for
>> >
>> > some reason!!!)
>> >
>> > So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and
>> > now
>> >
>> > it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server and
>> >
>> > default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have any
>> >
>> > problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going to
> send?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>> > news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> >> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
>> > recall.
>> >> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the lower
>> > right.
>> >>
>> >> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
>> >> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
>> >> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
>> >> > the sake of building a complete collection...
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

I solved it! Well kinda, I just shut the Antispyware program down, some how
it had got it's knickers in a twist. Resarted it and it worked fine. bit of
a non problem (mine that is)

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:ONoH6CmCFHA.412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> I don't know what breaks in that mechanism, just that it definitely
breaks.
> It does make use of the IE proxy settings, so, for example, if you tell it
> to use a proxy and leave the proxy name blank, it appears to hang
> forever--or at least longer than I had patience to watch it.
> --
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
>
> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UYEjKfCFHA.2500@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> >I don't have any proxy settings, thats problem, there none to adjust for
> >the
> > thing to work, I have no clue why thing is moaning about it as no other
> > app
> > moans about proxy!!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23gyrQyeCFHA.2220@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> >> Several people have reported various reasons for the proxy error. Sun
> >> Java
> > VM? Non-MS browser, like firefox? Try later, server down?
> >> If another browser, use the IE settings to disable proxy.
> >>
> >> IE, tools, options, connection tab, lan settings button, uncheck all
> > boxes.
> >> --
> >>
> >> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> >> FAQ for MS AntiSpy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
> >> marfers notes for windows xp
> > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> >> .
> >> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:eOL$QbeCFHA.1176@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> >> > Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
> >> > I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming
> >> > back
> > for
> >> >
> >> > some reason!!!)
> >> >
> >> > So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and
> >> > now
> >> >
> >> > it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server and
> >> >
> >> > default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have any
> >> >
> >> > problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going to
> > send?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> >> > news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
> >> >> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
> >> > recall.
> >> >> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the
lower
> >> > right.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
> >> >> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
> >> >> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
> >> >> > the sake of building a complete collection...
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

It seems to have that problem more than it should.

If you or others in this thread have a binary you would like to get to a
group of experts for further examination, here are a couple of resources:

1) http://www.virustotal.com/flash/index_en.html

This site lets you check a file against multiple antivirus engines in one
submission.

2) If you have an unknown binary which looks like spyware to you but which
Microsoft Antispyware doesn't catch, you can zip it up, password protect the
zip file, and mail it to:

mowgreen@gmail.com

putting the password for the zip in the email.

This is another Microsoft MVP who can pass it on in various ways. If the
file is a known virus, it probably won't get to him--Gmails antivirus is up
to snuff.
--
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt

"Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eME3whpCFHA.1412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>I solved it! Well kinda, I just shut the Antispyware program down, some how
> it had got it's knickers in a twist. Resarted it and it worked fine. bit
> of
> a non problem (mine that is)
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:ONoH6CmCFHA.412@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> I don't know what breaks in that mechanism, just that it definitely
> breaks.
>> It does make use of the IE proxy settings, so, for example, if you tell
>> it
>> to use a proxy and leave the proxy name blank, it appears to hang
>> forever--or at least longer than I had patience to watch it.
>> --
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
>>
>> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23UYEjKfCFHA.2500@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> >I don't have any proxy settings, thats problem, there none to adjust for
>> >the
>> > thing to work, I have no clue why thing is moaning about it as no other
>> > app
>> > moans about proxy!!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23gyrQyeCFHA.2220@CPMSFTNGSA04.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> >> Several people have reported various reasons for the proxy error. Sun
>> >> Java
>> > VM? Non-MS browser, like firefox? Try later, server down?
>> >> If another browser, use the IE settings to disable proxy.
>> >>
>> >> IE, tools, options, connection tab, lan settings button, uncheck all
>> > boxes.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>> >> FAQ for MS AntiSpy
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
>> >> marfers notes for windows xp
>> > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
>> >> .
>> >> "Alex Butler" <a_j_butler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:eOL$QbeCFHA.1176@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> >> > Yes, this doesn't seem to work on my machine.
>> >> > I found a spyware file similar to another threat (that keeps coming
>> >> > back
>> > for
>> >> >
>> >> > some reason!!!)
>> >> >
>> >> > So I was submitting the report to MS, got all the way to the end and
>> >> > now
>> >> >
>> >> > it's moaning about proxy server, when I have a primary dns server
>> >> > and
>> >> >
>> >> > default gateway setup!!! The updater doesn't moan or seem to have
>> >> > any
>> >> >
>> >> > problems?!?!?!?!? I don't get it.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there aplace where I can manually submit the report I was going
>> >> > to
>> > send?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>> >> > news:%236$UzJt%23EHA.1996@cpmsftngsa05.privatenews.microsoft.com...
>> >> >> You can submit as from the system explorers in advanced tools, as I
>> >> > recall.
>> >> >> Yep - highlight, and click "send to spynet for analysis" in the
> lower
>> >> > right.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:076e01c4fac0$9f6b9830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> > Are you guys interested in malware/spyware/adware
>> >> >> > submissions? I don't see a place to submit anything. Not
>> >> >> > that there's any dearth of this available, but just for
>> >> >> > the sake of building a complete collection...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>