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June 16th, 2005, 11:05 AM
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| Virus from dell driver site?
Ok, so i get a new 700m laptop, format it and install xp (get rid of all dell stuff/partition for linux) reach into the box to find the driver cd and i see a note "This laptop does not require a resource cd or OS disk!" Wow how helpfull. So i go to dells site, download my nic drivers but they say they have PSW.Banker virus (avg free). So i figure maybe my desktop is infected, goto my brothers desktop, same thing. So i goto my dads apple laptop, download em and put em on, but i put avg free on my laptop and the install files still say they are infected (no other files are they say)
Ran a online scan from ca.com found nothing. Downloaded the file at work(mcafee corp) nothing found.
So is AVG giving false positives? Is dell infected? Is my network infected (doubt that, i keep everyone in my fam uptodate, monitor firewall & traffic).
here is one my avg says has a virus: http://support.dell.com/support/down...leaseid=R85255 | 
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June 16th, 2005, 11:12 AM
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i get no virus found with AVG | |
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June 16th, 2005, 11:18 AM
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I dont understand why 3 copies of avg (all downloaded at different times) show it has the same virus. | |
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June 16th, 2005, 11:21 AM
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|  NO VIRUS FOUND
I just installed AVG free addition and downloaded the drivers R85255.EXE
No Virus Found | |
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June 16th, 2005, 11:25 AM
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That means that your network might be infected. | |
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June 16th, 2005, 12:04 PM
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alright, well i'm formatting and installing xp while at work, no one on my subnet, so i should be ok, atleast different, see what happens.. | |
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June 16th, 2005, 12:07 PM
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Well, you will find out if someone on your network is infected when you reconnect. Bill in SD, CA
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June 16th, 2005, 12:08 PM
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My antivirus found the same thing when I attempted to download an update for Sonic Record from Dell on 6/15/05. | |
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June 16th, 2005, 01:26 PM
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xp is installed, avg has definitions from today (but not latest cuz it times out, free servers seam to be overloaded) and no viruses found in the dell files  (sad because that means 3 xp boxes at home are infected)
something is on my network, dang it! I'm putting a firewall on my laptop before i let it connect to my home network. Thanx for helpin out though. | |
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June 16th, 2005, 02:03 PM
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