At 0520 my avast detected a LoveLetter virus. I was asleep. I click on “Log Viewer”, but can only get this line:
12/7/2005 5:20"29 AM SYSTEM Sign of “VBS:LoveLetter” has been found in "http://mail.g…
My first question is how can I read the rest of that line?
My second question is that the sign which greeted me when I jiggled my mouse and I could see the screen indicated that by clicking on “About connection” the download would be cancelled, so no problem. My question is what download? This looks like it was intercepted in gmail, no? I had been asleep for at least 30 minutes before 0520, so I wasn’t downloading anything. I don’t get it, and sure would appreciate some help.
One more thing, I right clicked that line above and exported the line and here’s what I got:
11/16/2005 6:30:03 PM a 816 Sign of “VBS:Malware [Gen]” has been found in “C:\WINDOWS\Temp_avast4_\PxB1D3.tmp\Dummy.class” file.
Now I was just looking at the search results about LoveLetter and I see some references to “false alerts”. As I see what was ‘exported’ has nothing to do with the alert of a few hours ago, am I dealing with a false alert?
What struck me right away when I saw that ‘g…’ was that I was under the impression that you can’t be threatened by a virus through gmail, Yahoo, etc. unless you actually ckick on an email sent and then only if you download an attachment. Am I wrong?
Outstanding Tech. Thank you. I had no idea those columns could be manipultaed in such a way.
That gave me the further idea that right click dragging might get me the full list on notepad, and it did. Isolating this particular incident/alert gave me the following:
So I get back to my original question of how an alert could happen when there is no activity going on? As I noted above, I was sleeping. One thing that is interesting is that this file is an email I sent to myself that contains about 7 or 8 links I need for my work. And that was open, but an email can’t be sent to an open email, right? I know that sounds weird, so let’s just stick to the key point that there was no activity taking place when the “ALERT” was initiated at 0520 hrs.
And that takes me to trying to clarifying the passage you didn’t understand, Tech. Simply putting it the computer screen was black, as when no activity is taking place and after the screen saver stops, and when I jiggled the mouse to view the screen there was the Avast warning flashing at me that the virus had been found/stopped, whatever. Just that standard window with the info inside etc. Nothing unusual there. Except like I said, the initial alert took place while I was sleeping and the computer was resting, so to speak.
You were sleeping but are you sure the computer was sleeping too?
Haven’t you configure your email program to check mail from time to time? Do you use any Pop notifier or Spam killer that does that automatically?
In normal conditions, you’re right…
Anyway, avast protected you and that is what counts 8)
Nope. No auto anything with the email programs. I’m not even sure gmail allows that, does it? Anyway, I don’t like any of that auto stuff. By my two fingers is good enough for me.
And you’re right, avast protected me. And it’s been a good product. No complaints. I just don’t like mysteries. I’ve found in the past that funny things happening sometimes are an indication of something yet to strike. Or an indication of something deeper that’s wrong but isn’t so apparent. That’s why all the questions.
Me neither…
I would suggest you fully scan with antispywares and antitrojans applications.
Ad-Aware, Spybot Search and Destroy, A-squared, Ewido or Microsoft AntiSpyware or TrojanHunter (shareware).