Ad-Aware SE SECURITY ISSUES

[GATORIAN]

Newest Ad-Aware Exposes Some Users

Earliest adopters of updated program should download again to ensure full security.


Just days after Lavasoft launched new versions of its popular Ad-Aware security program, PC World tests revealed a significant security issue that has prompted Lavasoft to quickly to patch the program--but the company's update procedure may leave some customers vulnerable.

Read Full Article (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117372,00.asp)


Updates :
Lavasoft's Statement & more info's (http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=21342)

[Malicious Intent]

I got PSW.Briss.C and .H after installing version .02. I haven't managed to kill them yet. Hoopefully this article will help... Thnaks Gatorian - I'm glad its not just me.

[Malicious Intent]

I'm not sure if that helps or not. It isn't very specific! Multiple copies of PSW.Briss.C and .H hide in a temp adaware folder for me. AVG complains about it during adaware scans, but when I scan with AVG, it turns up nothing.

[The Hunter]

Mal i had similar issues, and used this online scanner to clear mine up.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

[Malicious Intent]

Thanks Hunter - I'm just doing now. Bit slow on dialup 6% .................................................. .................................................7 %................................................. .................................................. 8%............................


Thanks for adding those points in the other thread too.

[The Hunter]

Aww crap I forgot about that bud. Krell recomended this to me a long time ago as having the most uptodate virus definitions. Good luck.

[Malicious Intent]

You forgot? lol - I just posted in a BT thread that it maxs my connection. I think I sometime convince myself that it is so slow because I'm downloaded the latest film at 115k/s! If I can't remember, I don't expect you to!!

72%..........

The sad thing is that my internet will cut any second, so I'll have to start all over again! It will make me appriciate broadband even more when I get it back. I'm putting in a letter to Intel tomorrow, hopefully I can turn it into a job!

[The Hunter]

I remember you posting way back about being on phone lines for a while, but it must be an age thing with me. ROTFL

[Malicious Intent]

lol- month and a half now without my mbit!

If it is waaaaay back, I may have said it at the start of a uni holiday.

I decided the housecall thing would go faster if I turned my back. I've just come back and it has disappeared. I wasn't suppose to keep the house call webpage open, should I?

Ah screw it :mellow I'll take another look tomorrow.

[The Hunter]

Egad, yup you were supposed to keep the page open.

[GATORIAN]

@Updates from Lavasoft , check my first topic .

[Malicious Intent]

That'll teach me to rush it! Less haste and more speed as my gran used to say. I just went back to the page. Had I read it, it would have been obvious!

[bigwilly949]

just reinstalled ad-aware

[Malicious Intent]

Some 39 copies of netsky.p and counting. No sign of Briss yet, although AVG did popup again.

Sadly netsky requires even more software to be downloaded to get rid of it, then more to stop it coming back.

Sometimes I think what I don't know can't hurt!