Virus From Spybot S & D

[Radio Man]

Three times i tried downloading the latest version
of Spybot S & D & i get the following virus:

Win32/Adware.Alexa Application

The file name is:

C:\Program Files\Spybot-Search & Destroy\Dummies\is-8143C.tmp

Is there a solution to the above problem?

 

[Max M.Wachtel III]

Three times i tried downloading the latest version
of Spybot S & D & i get the following virus:

Win32/Adware.Alexa Application

The file name is:

C:\Program Files\Spybot-Search & Destroy\Dummies\is-8143C.tmp

Is there a solution to the above problem?

What AV product are you using?
-max

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[Radio Man]

I am using NOD 32

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[optikl]

Three times i tried downloading the latest version
of Spybot S & D & i get the following virus:

Win32/Adware.Alexa Application

The file name is:

C:\Program Files\Spybot-Search & Destroy\Dummies\is-8143C.tmp

Is there a solution to the above problem?

False positive in NOD32. That is the AV that is giving you this message,
correct?

 

[optikl]

I am using NOD 32

See my above post. This is a false positive reported on the NOD32 forum
at Wilderssecurity.com.

 

[Radio Man]

You are correct!
It is NOD 32 that is giving me this information

 

[Netuser 58]

I had a file in Spybot S&D also in the same location named
"dummy related.htm" that read infected by Nod32.
I just tested it at the virustotal website
http://www.virustotal.com and the results were blank - meaning no
infection.

Netuser 58

 

[Netuser 58]

The new update from Nod 32 corrects that error. I retested the file
with Ammon and everything reads OK - no infection.

Netuser 58

 

[optikl]

I had a file in Spybot S&D also in the same location named
"dummy related.htm" that read infected by Nod32.
I just tested it at the virustotal website
http://www.virustotal.com and the results were blank - meaning no
infection.

Netuser 58

Yes. That's to be expected when it's a *false positive*

 

[optikl]

The new update from Nod 32 corrects that error. I retested the file
with Ammon and everything reads OK - no infection.

Netuser 58

See, I found the problem running the NOD32 on demand scanner. But it's
good to know the fix is in.