Infected through a Vcodec

General Topics
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Hi malware fighters,

Beware for downloading the Vcodec. How unwanted programs come to haunt you, you can read here:
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/beware-vcodec.html

You’re warned,

polonus

2

Since this goes back to Dec. 2005, hopefully those of us using avast! are protected.
Does any one know for sure???

3

Hi bob3160,

Be happy, don’t worry, we are protected, but it was not so long ago:
Update avast! 4.x VPS (released: 26.7.2006, version: 0630-2) …
The vulnerability window you know…

polonus

4

thanks for the info polonus :wink:
you were scaring me “AGAIN” :o

5

That’s not very good considering back in December 2005 it was already detected by the following:

Antivirus Version Update Result
Kaspersky 4.0.2.24 12.14.2005 Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob.cu
NOD32 v2 1.1322 12.14.2005 probably a variant of Win32/TrojanDropper.Small.NCU
CAT-QuickHeal8 12.13.2005 (Suspicious) - DNAScan

Why did it take 7 month for us to get that protection? :‘( :’(

Maybe Alwil has an explanation? I’d sure like to hear it.

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Hi dear bob,

That ai least was the info I found on the google result page when googling for the name of the alias of the Vcodec malware, and that date and update version was given in the search-result info on that result page. If this malware was added earlier in another variant is for Avast to explain, I just report my search findings- nothing more, nothing less, don’t know when the info was archived.

yours truly,

polonus