Virus Warning =/

**Hessah** · 12-17-2008, 06:37 AM

my anti virus program (avast!) just popped up and said i've got something in my WINDOWS32 (sp?) folder that there's a malware called remove.exe

It wants to scan my comp in boot phase, i said yes once and it closed my window very quickly and did a very slow scan...

after 5 mins at still 0%, i quit it, hoping to scan it again at dinner time instead...

but it popped up again =/

Anyone heard of it? Should I let avast! do the job? (I'm just worried that its a "fake" avast! playing up....

xDario · 12-17-2008, 06:45 AM

remove.exe sounds more a deinstaller than a malwear. Now, i would go to windows folder and FIND it.
If its there, then dont know (I would actually recommend using avg....).
If there isnt, then you know its a fake

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**Hessah** · 12-17-2008, 06:48 AM

I just checked Avast!'s forum and other people have been hving the same thign flagging up yesterday...

I checked the date on that file, and it was created back in July 08, Modified Nov 06 (i dunno how that works =/) and Copyright to PixArt Imaging Incorporation.

hmm i might just leave it for now then...

xDario · 12-17-2008, 06:53 AM

Might just be avast! updating there program.
Now, correct me if im wrong anyone, but the modifyed and creation date CAN be faked...
Just google "Remove.exe pixart imaging"
Then have a check to see if you have anything to do with "PixArt" ^
^.^

soopa_crows · 12-17-2008, 06:55 AM

yeah they might be if it was anything tragic your computer would crash

**Belaslav** · 12-17-2008, 07:10 AM

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=41028.15

Seems like a false positive...

lamchopz · 12-17-2008, 07:14 AM

Avast does have false positives.

I would upload the file to www.virustotal.com which uses 30+ different antivirus engines to examine the file. =]

EDIT: Bela was quick. lol. seems the people on that forum also recommend virustotal.