Porn.dialer

When I did a virus scan, it showed "naviWebAccess.exe -
Tool: Porn.dialer.gen!" on my computer. It's in my
scanner software. If I uninstall & reinstall the scanner,
will this rid me of this file? Also, is this considered a
trojan? It concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice
firewall. Thank you.

Bill
Mon Aug 25 23:50:10 CDT 2003

You've got an interesting set of issues with your antivirus--care to tell us
what you are using?

I'd recommend getting a second opinion--you can get online scans with the
latest definitions from:

http://housecall.antivirus.com

for example, or:

http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym


"PJS" <Pjrs1Browns@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message
news:064a01c36b83$485f9fa0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When I did a virus scan, it showed "naviWebAccess.exe -
> Tool: Porn.dialer.gen!" on my computer. It's in my
> scanner software. If I uninstall & reinstall the scanner,
> will this rid me of this file? Also, is this considered a
> trojan? It concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice
> firewall. Thank you.

shoemaker
Tue Aug 26 00:42:55 CDT 2003

# "pjs" == Pjrs1Browns <PJS> writes:

[...]

pjs> concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice firewall.

Black Ice Defender, like most windows applications, is
notoriously, well, there is no polite term - garbage. One of
the apparent exceptions is ZoneAlarm - you may want to
consider switching after you do a bit of checking up on Black
Ice...

--
J Shoemaker shoemaker@softhome.net



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I
Tue Aug 26 06:19:08 CDT 2003

I've used Kerio for some time now with excellent results as well...

"J Shoemaker" <shoemaker@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> # "pjs" == Pjrs1Browns <PJS> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> pjs> concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice firewall.
>
> Black Ice Defender, like most windows applications, is
> notoriously, well, there is no polite term - garbage. One of
> the apparent exceptions is ZoneAlarm - you may want to
> consider switching after you do a bit of checking up on Black
> Ice...
>
> --
> J Shoemaker shoemaker@softhome.net
>
>
>
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YoKenny
Tue Aug 26 07:38:48 CDT 2003

J Shoemaker wrote:
> # "pjs" == Pjrs1Browns <PJS> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> pjs> concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice firewall.
>
> Black Ice Defender, like most windows applications, is
> notoriously, well, there is no polite term - garbage. One of
> the apparent exceptions is ZoneAlarm - you may want to
> consider switching after you do a bit of checking up on Black
> Ice...

With the latest updates it has raised itself from garbage to junk. It is
still a rip-off as there are several much better firewalls that are free or
even the same price if one insists on paying for one. I use Kerio and am
very happy with it.

See:
http://www.firewallguide.com/
http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
http://grc.com/lt/scoreboard.htm <== a bit dated but is informative.

SpyBot Search and Destroy has detections for porn dialers. You must use the
latest reference file update before using.
http://tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/

Bill
Tue Aug 26 08:47:02 CDT 2003

YoKenny's given a URL for Spybot Search & Destroy. That's a good tool for
getting rid of this kind of critter--be a little careful with it, though--it
has some settings that can go a little overboard.

"PJS" <Pjrs1Browns@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message
news:064a01c36b83$485f9fa0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When I did a virus scan, it showed "naviWebAccess.exe -
> Tool: Porn.dialer.gen!" on my computer. It's in my
> scanner software. If I uninstall & reinstall the scanner,
> will this rid me of this file? Also, is this considered a
> trojan? It concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice
> firewall. Thank you.

siljaline
Tue Aug 26 09:21:33 CDT 2003


"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message =
news:egWmFi9aDHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> YoKenny's given a URL for Spybot Search & Destroy. That's a good tool =
for
> getting rid of this kind of critter--be a little careful with it, =
though--it
> has some settings that can go a little overboard.
>=20

The info I posted contains a full list of URL's for Ad-aware and SpyBot =
-
I strongly recommend that *everyone* install and run _both_ regular, =
just like
your preinstalled A-V's.=20


--=20

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

Bill
Tue Aug 26 12:30:08 CDT 2003

"siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:e50e419aDHA.2476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

The info I posted contains a full list of URL's for Ad-aware and SpyBot -
I strongly recommend that *everyone* install and run _both_ regular, just
like
your preinstalled A-V's.

Quite right--didn't mean at all to slight your contribution!

siljaline
Tue Aug 26 18:44:00 CDT 2003


"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message =
news:ecVBxe$aDHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:e50e419aDHA.2476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>=20
> The info I posted contains a full list of URL's for Ad-aware and =
SpyBot -
> I strongly recommend that *everyone* install and run _both_ regular, =
just
> like
> your preinstalled A-V's.
>=20
> Quite right--didn't mean at all to slight your contribution!
>=20
Hi Bill,

Not a problem, I'm a newbie to this NG but not to Spyware.
Visit us a news:alt.privacy.spyware sometime ;-)

Regards,


--=20

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
=20