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Jerry Kutcher wrote:
> Norton AV reports Backdoor.Graybird has been discovered on computer; is not
> able to get rid of it
> I've spent hours downloading various AV programs with no success. Any one
> able to help, please ?
> Thanks
> Jerry Kutcher
>
>
Jerry,
Look at the message and thread I posted last night in this newsgroup
with the subject:
Can't find, delete, or quarantine a *.tmp reported by Auto-Protect as a
"Backdoor.Graybird" at booting - Media Center problem?
It is a false positive that occurs with Spy Sweeper onboard with their.
This is false positive is being discussed in several news groups. I
originally posted in Symantec, XP and XP Media-Center newsgroups because
the Alert started right after I initialized/used Media Center for the
first time yesterday.
If you turn off your Spy ware like Spy Sweeper so it doesn't load at
booting, there should be no Alert. After getting the latest definitions
from NAV and Spy Sweep today the Alert does not occur on booting any more.
Like you, David told me to send in a sample file to NAV on the Symantec
newsgroup, but as I have said in my original postings, there is no
sample file. The reported file is a *.tmp that is created during booting
and then is deleted by Windows after booting.
Again look at the above tread of mine.
--- Susan