Trojan alert with cybersitter

Discussion in 'Trojan Defence Suite' started by rollers, Dec 12, 2004.

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  1. rollers

    rollers Registered Member

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    Hi there, I have installed cybersitter to keep the kids safe when online but I did a tds full system scan today and it threw up an alert for a trojan with this software. Is this because of the stealthy way that cybersitter works or because the file is infected?
    The alert window shows
    Scan Control Dumped @ 11:08:43 12-12-04
    RegVal Trace: Monitor.CyberSitter: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    File: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [C2K=C:\WINDOWS\Cyb2k.exe]
    I am hoping it is a false alert, as the cybersitter software is brill.

    Looking forward to your views.
     
  2. dvk01

    dvk01 Global Moderator

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    It warns you about it because cybersitter and all similar programs can be used for remote monitoring and can therefore be used for bad purposes as well as good

    That is why TDS is better than many others because it leaves you in charge and let's you decide what you want to do with files rather than automatically deleting them
     
  3. rollers

    rollers Registered Member

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    Thanks for the quick reply.
    Can I take it that it is ok to ignore the file and it has only been recognised as it spys on users usage so to speak as well as filtering content.
    If so, can I exclude it from future scans.

    Thanks

    Rollers
     
  4. BlueZannetti

    BlueZannetti Registered Member

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    Rollers,
    The simple answer is yes. The more complicated answer is you might want to skip the exclusion.

    TDS-3 exclusions (set by selecting Scan Control>Scan Exclusions>Add) are set at a directory level. The default location of cyb2k.exe is the Windows main directory (C:\WINDOWS). You don't want to exclude this entire directory.

    It's been a while since I ran Cybersitter, but I seem to recall either an admonishment to not change the default install location for sake of stability of updates or that the install location could not be changed. Either way, when I used Cybersitter, the same question occurred to me. Ultimately, I decided to simply ignore this flag.

    Blue
     
  5. rollers

    rollers Registered Member

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    Thanks very much, I shall do the same. Nice to know that TDS is so sensitive, peace of mind.

    Rollers
     
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