Kav Detects Trojan On Popup Test Site

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by Mr2cents, Jul 22, 2005.

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  1. Mr2cents

    Mr2cents Registered Member

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    I just installed avant browser. I wanted to test it to see how well it blocked popup ads. I typed in "popup test" on yahoo search engine and found a lot of websites that gives a popup test. I click on a link. As soon as the web page opens. Kav stops a trojan. See screenshot. :rolleyes:
     

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    Mr2cents, Jul 22, 2005
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  2. Ailric

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    Some popup generators are read as trojans. Have you ever been to a website and got hundreds of popups? KAV and a few others now recognize this as malware.
     
    Ailric, Jul 22, 2005
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  3. Brian N

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    Wonder if some basic code will make KAV popup with a trojan warning :p
    That's really weird if you ask me.

    <script type="text/javascript">
    function openWindows(num) {
    for (i=0;i<num;i++) {
    window.open('about:blank','popup'+i,'width=200,height=200');
    }
    }
    </script>

    <body onload="openWindows(20);">
     
    Brian N, Jul 22, 2005
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  4. Don Pelotas

    Don Pelotas Registered Member

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    It's a false positive, it will be corrected. :)
     
    Don Pelotas, Jul 22, 2005
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  5. pvsurfer

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    F-Secure's AV (within F-Secure AV Client Security v6) does the exact same thing!
     
    pvsurfer, Jul 22, 2005
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  6. jg88swe

    jg88swe Registered Member

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    yeah maybe cuz it uses the same engine but i dont know :rolleyes:
     
    jg88swe, Jul 23, 2005
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  7. pvsurfer

    pvsurfer Registered Member

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    Actually, FSAVCS uses 4 (or 5) AV engines! ;)
     
    pvsurfer, Jul 24, 2005
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