Re: Possible virus? mpg4ds32.ax

From: Fitz (SENDNOMAIL_at_SENDNOMAIL.COM)
Date: 09/29/05

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    Rain Man:

    I did read your complete post and the paragraph you're referring to in my
    previous reply is known as a "Signature". That is, it's applied to ALL
    messages I send. The reason I put this "Signature" on my outgoing replies
    is because of a problem that exists in some newsgroups where dubious people
    "Host" programs on their own website in violation of the author's wishes.
    This exposes "Novice Users" to possibly downloading altered or dangerous
    files from a website that knowingly hosts these files without permission.

    Not knowing your level of expertise with potentially dangerous files, I
    erred on the side of caution. The information I got on your file was from a
    Google search which more experienced users try first to answer a question.
    My "Signature" contains good advice. 

    -- 
***
NEVER download files from anywhere unless it is from the website of the 
developer, manufacturer or some entity that you trust.  They ALWAYS have the 
most up to date files that haven't been tampered with by some third party 
who is "hosting" (read Leeching) those files without permission.
***
"Rain Man" <RainMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3E0AE41F-5E4C-4744-B940-8446F22858A4@microsoft.com...
> Please note the official (new) Microsoft file shows the following 
> information:
>
> File version: 8.0.0.4487
> Description: Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor
> Copyright: Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1996 - 2001
> Company: Microsoft Corporation
> File Version: 8.00.00.4487
> Internal Name: mpg4ds32.ax
> Language: English (United States)
> Original File name: English (United States)
> Product Name: Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor
> Product Version: 8.00.00.4487
>
> For Fitz's benefit: I did NOT just download it off some random website nor
> do I ever do so.  I always get original files from the file creator's
> official site.  If you read my post, you would note that it came packaged
> inside of IPview software version 5 which Dlink packages with their DCS900 
> &
> DCS900W web security cameras.  This is not a file people would simply
> randomly download in normal cases and had I not received a warning about 
> the
> file being replaced by the IPview installer I would not have known either.
> The reason I posted to this forum is to see if anyone else had heard of 
> this
> happening and why someone would hack the file information of this file.
> Also, I was hoping that someone from MS would be interested in figuring 
> out
> who did this so as to not confuse their less knowledgeable customers.  A
> technical article may be appropriate here and / or having Microsoft Update
> scan for the hacked file.  I don't believe they digitally sign the correct
> file which would reduce the likelihood that a file would be able to be
> modified.
>
>
> "David H. Lipman" wrote:
>
>> From: "Rain Man" <RainMan@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>
>> | This is a report processed by VirusTotal on 09/29/2005 at 06:27:37 
>> (CET)
>> | after scanning the file "mpg4ds32.ax" file.
>> | Antivirus Version Update Result
>> | AntiVir 6.32.0.6 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Avast 4.6.695.0 09.27.2005 no virus found
>> | AVG 718 09.27.2005 no virus found
>> | Avira 6.32.0.6 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | BitDefender 7.2 09.29.2005 no virus found
>> | CAT-QuickHeal 8.00 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | ClamAV devel-20050917 09.29.2005 no virus found
>> | DrWeb 4.32b 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | eTrust-Iris 7.1.194.0 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | eTrust-Vet 11.9.1.0 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Fortinet 2.48.0.0 09.28.2005 suspicious
>> | F-Prot 3.16c 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Ikarus 0.2.59.0 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Kaspersky 4.0.2.24 09.29.2005 no virus found
>> | McAfee 4592 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | NOD32v2 1.1236 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Norman 5.70.10 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Panda 8.02.00 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | Sophos 3.98.0 09.29.2005 no virus found
>> | Symantec 8.0 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | TheHacker 5.8.2.116 09.28.2005 no virus found
>> | VBA32 3.10.4 09.21.2005 no virus found
>> |
>>
>>
>> I'd say that it is NOT malware.
>>
>> Just malcontent:  "Copyright: Copyright  Microcrap Corp. 1996-1999"
>>
>> -- 
>> Dave
>> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
>> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus
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