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MrsDaddyCoull:
I have been tryin to make sure my laptop is free from any virii, malware etc so i've been running every kind of check i can

i've used all Kitz links from her security section as knowing Kitz i can trust these to be reputable
looking around the net i see that some sites offering to clean your pc are the ones that are actually infecting it

Can i ask what are peoples opinions on the site www.virustotal.com
Ive used this site to check a couple of specific files and the results come back with 30% saying that the file is a trojan proxy horst

is this information to be trusted and is the file only a threat if i acutally execute it (its an .exe file)

cheers
Lis

guest:
Does the service tell you which anti-virus engines are flagging it as a trojan? I've had a look at the list of AV engines they use and while some of them I would use, some I wouldn't let into the house, never mind on my machine :)

Eg - if symantec and macafee are saying its a trojan and the rest aren't I wouldn't be concerned. If on the other hand sophos is saying its a trojan then I'd be a bit more concerned.

MrsDaddyCoull:
Hi Rizla
thanks for reply
here is the results from scan

Antivirus     Version     Last Update     Result
AhnLab-V3   2007.11.10.0   2007.11.09   -
AntiVir   7.6.0.34   2007.11.09   TR/Proxy.Horst.aae.2
Authentium   4.93.8   2007.11.10   -
Avast   4.7.1074.0   2007.11.09   -
AVG   7.5.0.503   2007.11.09   -
BitDefender   7.2   2007.11.10   -
CAT-QuickHeal   9.00   2007.11.10   (Suspicious) - DNAScan
ClamAV   0.91.2   2007.11.10   -
DrWeb   4.44.0.09170   2007.11.10   -
eSafe   7.0.15.0   2007.11.08   Suspicious File
eTrust-Vet   31.2.5284   2007.11.09   -
Ewido   4.0   2007.11.10   -
FileAdvisor   1   2007.11.10   Low threat detected
Fortinet   3.11.0.0   2007.10.19   W32/Horst.AAE!tr
F-Prot   4.4.2.54   2007.11.09   -
F-Secure   6.70.13030.0   2007.11.09   -
Ikarus   T3.1.1.12   2007.11.10   Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Horst.aae
Kaspersky   7.0.0.125   2007.11.10   -
McAfee   5160   2007.11.09   -
Microsoft   1.3007   2007.11.10   -
NOD32v2   2651   2007.11.10   -
Norman   5.80.02   2007.11.09   -
Panda   9.0.0.4   2007.11.10   Suspicious file
Prevx1   V2   2007.11.10   Heuristic: Suspicious File With Bad Parent Associations
Rising   20.17.52.00   2007.11.10   -
Sophos   4.23.0   2007.11.10   -
Sunbelt   2.2.907.0   2007.11.09   VIPRE.Suspicious
Symantec   10   2007.11.10   -
TheHacker   6.2.9.122   2007.11.09   -
VBA32   3.12.2.4   2007.11.08   -
VirusBuster   4.3.26:9   2007.11.10   -
Webwasher-Gateway   6.0.1   2007.11.10   Trojan.Proxy.Horst.aae.2

thanks for any help
i would rather keep the file if its not a threat but if it is, do i just delete it or do i have to use some kind of trojan removal tool

guest:
I'd call that a false alarm. What is the filename and where did it come from (if you know)?

kitz:
At first glance I'd be inclined to agree...

but is it anything to do with a keygen which some scanners seem to pick up and some dont?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Horst.aae&hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-42,GGLD:en&start=10&sa=N

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