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02-02-2006, 10:53 AM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: Ubuntu server, FreeBsd
Posts: 474
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xp on vmware and spyware
Hi,
I have installed vmware-5.5 on FC4 and win xp as the guest os.
I was very surprised when clamav fount the following.
What do you think?
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Scan started: Thu Feb 2 10:57:28 2006
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Scan started: Thu Feb 2 10:57:32 2006
/home/vmware/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional-s001.vmdk: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
/home/vmware/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional-000001-s001.vmdk: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
/home/vmware/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional-000001-s002.vmdk: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
/home/vmware/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional-Snapshot1.vmem: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
/home/vmware/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmem: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
/home/vmware/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmdk: Adware.Cydoor-2 FOUND
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02-02-2006, 11:26 AM
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Registered: May 2001
Posts: 29,415
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What do you think?
Neat.
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02-02-2006, 12:29 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: SE Tennessee, USA
Distribution: Gentoo, LFS
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Bear in mind that, even for a guest OS, you need to run the guest OS as a non-administrator user (of that guest). It is much harder to remove malware once it gets in, than it is to keep the malware out in the first place. A disciplined approach to using "limited users" will greatly simplify this process.
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02-02-2006, 12:32 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: Ubuntu server, FreeBsd
Posts: 474
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The guest OS has no network access.
That's why is curious ....
I didn't install any strange software on it.
It seams that it has come with another program...
Do you think it is dangerous or I can ignore it...(I don't want to install antivirus, anti-spyware on win, it is only for my wife for a specific program). I would not install it ....I am full of $M bullshit
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02-02-2006, 12:48 PM
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Registered: May 2001
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If you run ClamAV, AVG or any trial AV from within Wintendo and it appears as if system32/cd_clint.dll is infected then that's a FP IIRC.
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