Got a trojan-- Avira missed it SAS caught it...

I have something called trojan dropper gen detected on SAS. Avira missed it

 

The title "trojan dropper gen" means it is a generic detection.
What is the original filename?
Try uploading the file to an scanning/analysis site:
VirusTotal-scanner
Anubis-analysis (executables only.)

 

At least you can be happy knowing that your security systems work...as it was detected

 

Yeah, well, Avira missed it. Get over it. No security product can catch ALL malware in the world. Maybe next time SAS misses something and Avira will catch it. That's why we must have a security strategy and cover our bases with a well thought setup.

 

I agree.

 

Ask yourself how you got the Trojan and what you are going to do to avoid this problem in the future. The answer is certainly not to rely on Avira, SAS or any other "security" program.

 

Exactly!I had a trial of Avira on my son's computer a while ago and it detected it,go figure.In regards to telling the poster to "Get over it" isn't an answer at all

 

And we have at least one more user who has seen the light, and now understands that no single product catches all malware

A big step I might say separates one from the masses

 

May help a bit if the OP can confirm that the find was not a false positive before jumping to conclusions.

 

Yes indeedy.
OP, follow my suggestion above. Please post the results.

 

Yep, it's always good to have more than one scanner. Trust me, I have 2 examples where the OP's situation is reversed .

 

I wonder, if you have Avira's heuristic set at high, because by default, it is not.

 

If that was the case, wouldn't it be more likely that Avira would have caught the trojan?
(Op is saying SAS caught it; Avira didn't.)

 

Well, I didn't upload it, I'm not very good with viruses. I don;t know how to wotk with a trojan in virtual. It was in Microsoft internet explorer temp files so I ran cleaner and deleted it with SAS. I looked it up and it seems it could be a false positive if it is in a genuine app file but this was in temp file so I assume it is bad. I complain about Avira because I thought it was invincible and it is not. Also this was a FRESH vista install and I only used explorer for about a half hour to get security apps and to read reviews on them. I then switched to mozilla with sand boxie.
Is it possible that while viewing sites with a sand boxed browser that the site was sand boxed but the java flash video on the page was not?

Heuristics was high. The malware is called SETUP_NVD[1].exe

 

Welcome to the real world. Avira is good, as are other top players in the field too, but none of them catches 100% of malware.

False positive from SAS or not, this is important lesson

 

Here is a user who encountered the same thing from SAS. He goes on to say, "I went ahead and quarantined it and when I rebooted, NoScript was no longer on Firefox. WTF?" The forum helper told him to run MBAM, then, "go ahead and download Avira personal". (Kind of ironic, I think, given the title of this thread.) The OP might want to check into the disappearing NoScript, if running Firefox.