Cloaked Malware-Windows Defender and Prevx Edge

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by Dark Shadow, Feb 8, 2009.

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  1. Dark Shadow

    Dark Shadow Registered Member

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    I Was reaserching some Auto Mechanical Info that had a you tube video and ran it but that required to run another executable.So I took some restriction off sandboxie to let it install inside.I already had a feeling where it was leading and To my suprise windows Defender actualy does somthing,Well almost something it warned of a trojan but was allowed to run on my system tray anyways with a security alert of the fake culprit on my task bar.Also prevx edge had detected as Cloaked Malware and perhaps would have blocked it if it was paid version.I used Defensewalls 1 click stop attack which forced browser close and the little bugger was sitting in the tray even after sandboxie deleted contents but when I hovered the mouse over it vanished.I do not remember the link but going to search again to see If I can locate it N of course just for some further testing not for links being posted.Need to do some scanning now first but pretty confident sandboxie handled it just fine.Some screen to show of what I was seeing.
     

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    And here.
     

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    Cool! The more products that actually do what we think (wish? hope?) they do, the better. :)
     
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    O M F G, an actual detection from windows defender, that is actually the first detection ive ever personally seen from it...
     
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    You know, I think you are right-the last thing I saw from Windows Defender was probably when I still had XP-maybe 3 years ago or so. Maybe those big updates lately are doing some good. :)
     
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    That is typical Windows behavior, happens to a lot of programs on my Vista when they are terminated, unsandboxed or not, do not worry :)

    Windows Defender is alive. :argh:
     
  7. Dark Shadow

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    Ok back and malwarebytes, SAS, Nod32, and re scan with Prevx say clean,Going to search for link now.
     
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    ROFL, I usualy refer Defender as DCS (Doesn't catch ****) So I am very suprised as you have said, I Have not seen anything outside of adware with WD but not bad here.
     
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    Normal user account? Power user account (the so called admin. account)? Or the admin. account (true admin account)?

    UAC on/off?
     
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    how is prevx againts youtube malware?i mean malware attach in videos?
     
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    This is encouraging news, indeed. WD actually seems to have improved the performance of my machines, but that might simply be the removal of ThreatFire. Whatever, I'm happy with it, and glad that it DCS (Does Catch ****). ;)
     
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    Prevx Edge did good as detection but can't say as for cleaning, only paid would have done that How good can't say for sure.It started as a youtube but the play when executed I was required to run another something tube,I guess I was not paying to much attention the exe but I knew what was comming so for testing purpose I guess I did a happy clicker move did not read nothing just let rip LOL.I even spent hours trying to replicate it and could not find the darn link.I would have tried to send to the AV vendors.
     
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    cool;)
     
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    I find that the Yellow Shield tray notification for the WD definition updates lag behind the actual daily updates, so awhile back, I bookmarked a page I found in the Wilders Security Software update alerts section. I always save the file, then install it prior to my 10 am. daily scan. Here's the link: Install the latest Windows Defender definition updates.
     
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    Actually, I always have WD on and a couple of times it catched something the KAV with the most recent database has failed to detect :)
     
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    Why did you do that? Couldn't you have just retricted its installation to within the sandbox?
     
  17. Dark Shadow

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    It was in Sandboxie at all times but I Keep start/run restriction there for the Executable would fail to intialize.I intentionally wanted to run it, would not happen with executable lockdown of nothing allowed to run other then my browser for example.Nothing was recovered outside there for nothing touched My Drive.
     
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  18. wat0114

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    Okay, I see. That makes perfect sense :)
     
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