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WS.Viral.1 - real or fake?

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s4fun   01-11-2012 at 11:33:10 PM

Hello All,

I'm seeing this supposed virus being flagged a couple of files by Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 2012, but the Corporate Edition of NAV is not flagging it, nor is Avast flagging this. I tried to look for more information on the WS.Viral.1, but the information is very vague.

Does anyone know if this is a real virus or is NAV2012 triggering on false positives?

Thanks.

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Hawkeye22   01-12-2012 at 02:33:39 PM

I think it's a false positive. Check the files that are flagged. How old are they? Anyhow, here is a link to it.

http://securityresponse.symantec.c [...] 08-1836-99

You can always send a copy of the suspicious file to norton for them to check.

https://submit.symantec.com/false_positive/

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Nikorr   01-12-2012 at 02:42:26 PM

Yes, it could be false positive like Hawkeye22 wrote ^^^ .

Try to run and see if it gets flagged #1 @ Simple and free guide to removing malware


Message edited by Nikorr on 01-12-2012 at 02:43:17 PM
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Area51reopened   01-13-2012 at 01:36:28 AM

Norton flags anything it thinks is possibly malicious with this label.

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