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Thread ID: 106859 2010-01-25 23:49:00 Epic FAIL !!! wainuitech (129) PC World Chat
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852062 2010-02-12 04:38:00 Just read this article (computerworld.co.nz) - might be worth a look WT? Never heard of it before.

Well, since Wainuitech just proved AVG, Avast! and Acronis suck, I'm not surprised...
Agent_24 (57)
852063 2010-02-12 04:42:00 I wasnt surprised about Avast being sucky, always thought it was dodgy as. prefect (6291)
852064 2010-02-12 05:48:00 As a matter of interest MSE installed a new version on my PC this morning. Was not just updated defs as usual. Sweep (90)
852065 2010-02-12 05:49:00 Yup I think its a beta version of 1.1x or something Speedy Gonzales (78)
852066 2010-02-12 06:00:00 Doesn't say Beta:-

Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1959.0
Antimalware Client Version: 2.1.6519.0
Engine Version: 1.1.5406.0
Antivirus definitions: 1.75.646.0
Antispyware definitions: 1.75.646.0
Sweep (90)
852067 2010-02-12 06:42:00 They can't spell it. R2x1 (4628)
852068 2010-02-12 08:37:00 Explain this (http://bing.com) then. pcuser42 (130)
852069 2010-02-12 08:53:00 Doesn't say Beta:-

Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1959.0
Antimalware Client Version: 2.1.6519.0
Engine Version: 1.1.5406.0
Antivirus definitions: 1.75.646.0
Antispyware definitions: 1.75.646.0

Its either a beta or a preview (www.google.co.nz 1.0.1959.0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a). It looks like you get it, if youre in the beta program
Speedy Gonzales (78)
852070 2010-02-12 08:53:00 Explain this (http://bing.com) then. Explain what -- Its The Home page of Bing ????


Anyways --- bitdefender test - as per normal --- Scanend the drive (www.imagef1.net.nz) then removed bitdefender rescanned with Nod32 (www.imagef1.net.nz) found that within the first few seconds. Then Finally finished (www.imagef1.net.nz) -- rebooted and ran a full scan shortly after on both drives Result as I expected (www.imagef1.net.nz) - Run that HitmanPro cloud scanner In action (www.imagef1.net.nz) - only located 1 object to scan on the "cloud" smiled at it :) -- And Finished.
(www.imagef1.net.nz)

Conclusion: -- As it is Hitman was a let down / Fizzer -- there is no option to scan any other drive but the C: ( Main) drive, even though there was the previously infected D still attached, as well as the USB drive it wouldn't scan them.

May have to try a repair install on the cleaned D drive and see If I can get it to run good enough to run hitman through it.
wainuitech (129)
852071 2010-02-12 09:03:00 Hitman told me that a Skype plugin for Pidgin was malware.

I think it was going by heuristics and the fact the plugin is a wrapper(?) for the real Skype DLL, not a replacement, so it probably uses malware-similar techniques to intercept code in memory etc.

Then it wanted to upload every single BIOS, Firmware, etc .exe updater I had in my huge collection to their website.

So I told it to get stuffed.

The great part about Hitman is that it installs to your computer without actually telling you that it will! So in my books it's a piece of junk.
Agent_24 (57)
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