One care deletes spy ware Blater files

[Beauwulff]

Windows one care ID.s spy ware blaster as a trojan win32 is there any truth to this or is windows just throwing it's weight around is there a way around this issue? I have been using spy ware blaster a long time until my antivirus ran out so I downloaded window one care for a temp fixuntil I renew my anti virus. any suggestions will be helpful thanks.

[EASTER]

-{ Quote: "Windows one care ID.s spy ware blaster as a trojan win32 is there any truth to this or is windows just throwing it's weight around is there a way around this issue? I have been using spy ware blaster a long time until my antivirus ran out so I downloaded window one care for a temp fixuntil I renew my anti virus. any suggestions will be helpful thanks." }-

This might help.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1265776&postcount=10

Regards EASTER

[Higgsie]

Hi, I am having the same issue where Windows OneCare is currently detecting ".spywareblaster.exe " version 4.1 along with its registry entries as "Trojan:Win32/Agent"

My OneCare Scan Results are below:

21/06/2008 23:05 Windows Live OneCare found potentially harmful or unwanted software on your computer
Threat Name: Trojan:Win32/Agent
Detection Date and Time: 21/06/2008 23:00
File Name: C:\Program Files\SpywareBlaster\spywareblaster.exe
Threat Severity: Severe
Threat Category: Trojan
Threat found by On Demand Scan: (ANTIVIRUS_ONDEMAND)
Threat Status: Removed

21/06/2008 23:05 Windows Live OneCare found potentially harmful or unwanted software on your computer
Threat Name: Trojan:Win32/Agent
Detection Date and Time: 21/06/2008 23:00
File Name: HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\SpywareBlaster_is1
Threat Severity: Severe
Threat Category: Trojan
Threat found by On Demand Scan: (ANTIVIRUS_ONDEMAND)
Threat Status: Removed

21/06/2008 23:05 Windows Live OneCare found potentially harmful or unwanted software on your computer
Threat Name: Trojan:Win32/Agent
Detection Date and Time: 21/06/2008 23:00
File Name: HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\SpywareBlaster_is1
Threat Severity: Severe
Threat Category: Trojan
Threat found by On Demand Scan: (ANTIVIRUS_ONDEMAND)
Threat Status: Removed

[Rochester]

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As a way to get around it, add the Spyware Blaster file to WLOC's exclusion list. Though they are aware of the problem, I've now had to do that on both my computers because, as of last night, the situation was yet to be remedied.

http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3518354&SiteID=2