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Hi Michael,<br>
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I didn't believe and I didn't suggest that HRD was the source of the
infection. I also raised the possibility that it was a false positive.
However, I thought others should be aware of the possibility of an
infection so that they could act according to their level of concern.
In the past Malwarebytes has discovered very nasty Malware on my PC
that other Malware detectors and a reputable virus detector (all fully
updated) have missed. I'm not advertising it. I'm sure that the
relative effectiveness of the various detectors alternates over time. <br>
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Thanks for the suggestion about VirusTotal.com. I'll try it next time.<br>
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73<br>
Murray - VK6HL<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Murray Lang<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:murray.lang@westnet.com.au"><murray.lang@westnet.com.au></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">This is not directly related to HPSDR but I'm sure that many of you use Ham
Radio Deluxe. Last night I did a full scan of my system using "Malwarebytes"
Anti malware software, which reported the following:
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Seeing as the last version of Ham Radio Deluxe is data approx. a year
ago, I strongly suspect it is not the source of the alleged malware.
I would suggest uploading the particular file (from quarantine) to
VirusTotal.com, to see if other anti-malware / anti-virus software
agrees.
In the past I have found some anti-malware vendors are sloppy with
their false alarm results, including one that my parents experienced
relating to another vendor's security tool. Less ethical companies do
it as a means of pressuring customers to buy their full (for-pay)
versions - including a few that are entirely bogus anti-malware
programs, which Malwarebytes is not, while others do make honest
mistakes.
If it appears that there is a problem with the files from the
_original_ Ham Radio Deluxe, as available for download, please contact
the author, Simon Brown, HB9DRV. <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/"><http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/></a>.
My wild guess is that it is more likely that if there is an actual
infection, that it originated online and merely choose a random place
to hide itself, and is not an infected download.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
-Michael Taylor, VE3TiX
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