A Present from Microsoft?

[Taffycat]

Minding my own business and typing an email, I was a bit surprised when KIS popped up to inform me that Microsoft was, apparently, trying to download a Trojan into my PC. Bloomin' cheek.

 

[muckshifter]

I'd like to see the full name of that Trojan ...

 

[Taffycat]

Hi Mucks,

Actually, since I wrote that, it has happened again! This time though, when KIS popped up, I was in time to see that it mentioned "Media Centre" ... so now I am thinking that perhaps, it could be a false positive(?) In other words, I wonder whether KIS is mistaking an ordinary update of some kind, for a nasty?

 

[muckshifter]

Well, if you ain't gonna let us 'see' the whole trojan name, better contact Kis.

 

[Taffycat]

Er, isn't "HTML Dosser.c" the whole thing? Sorry Mucks, I really thought I was showing it all, 'cause KIS isn't showing me more than that. Is there another part of the prog which would show me more, that I am missing? Sorry to sound thick, but I do get a bit lost amongst KIS' many layers

It has happened yet again! This time via Firefox.

 

[muckshifter]

naw, my fault also, I was expecting more after the C ...

I suspect, as I can't find any 'real' report on it especially from Kaspersky, it is a false positive. Double check with Kaspersky by sending in the "suspected" file or visit their site.

I worry about Trojans as they are typically installed secretly and deliver their malicious payload without your knowledge.

If you is still concerned, use one of the other on-line scanners to triple-check.




EDIT:
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/viruswatchlite?search_virus=HTML.dosser.c&hour_offset=-3&x=14&y=2

still not convinced it's a real trojan

 

[Taffycat]

Okay Mucks, thanks very much for the advice. It's funny really, because I rarely get any activity of this kind, but today - like buses - they all seem to be coming at once

 

[Taffycat]

Update

Just thought I would update this. I contacted KIS after finding that someone else (on their forum) was receiving similar warnings. They'd been advised to report the possible false positive, so I did too. They have just mailed back to say:

Hello,

Sorry, it was a false detection. It will be fixed in the next update.
Thank you for your help.

Regards, Andrey Ladikov
Virus Analyst, Kaspersky Lab.

That's good... perhaps I can safely get my update now

 

[muckshifter]

Thought so ... glad they are on the ball.