Are we protected from...

Hi all,

Just wandering if the following trojan has been implemented in the latest virus definitions:

QHosts-1 [McAfee], VBS.QHOSTS [CA]

For additional info see:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

rgds,
Martin

 

I could not find it on the web site. Not on the "Virus Descriptions" or on the "Update info"

 

Hi minacross,

I know, couldn't find it either, this is quite a serious bugger

rgds,
Martin

 

This is not a virus IMO. And if you have ActiveX disabled, you are protected.

 

Hi StAnger,

Your right, it is not a virus, it is a trojan, as i mentioned earlier

rgds,
Martin

 

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=14547

 

Even trojan is too much honour for this (very stupid) hijacker. And the last time I checked (and the reason I use) NOD32 is an AntiVirus.
IMO everything else it detects is a bonus and not something to demand or expect.

 

But still I would like to be protected against something that everyone is being protected against.
If there is an activex bug that can download a trojan then I want to be protected against it since that's what I am paying for.

 

Reportedly disabling ActiveX is not enough to defend against this exploit. Installing the October 3 MS patch update *should* protect against it, although the earlier MS patch for this vulnerability did not.