Malware detection Questions

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Malwarebytes process versus free products
How much more effective is the malwarebytes process scanner over the normal free product? Will it detect and catch more viruses or is this just a faster way to catch the infections?

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2011  3:35 PM
Malware detection, Malware removal, Security, Security software, Virus detection
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975 pts.

Executable has changed
Recently I have had many alerts appear on my screen saying that an executable in that program has changed and to accept or block. What is the cause of these alerts?

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2011  3:05 PM
Antispyware, Antispyware software, Malware detection
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5 pts.

What is wanancsp.dat ?
I am seeing a file named wanancsp.dat located at: C:UsersPublicDocumentswanancsp.dat This is on a Lenovo Thinkpad X201T running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.  I have done several general searches and have not come up with this file anywhere. Does anyone know what it is and what it’s used for?

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2011  11:42 AM
Malware detection, Malware removal, Windows 7, Windows 7 security
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55 pts.

Tidserv request 2 attack: Virus or malware?
Norton is giving me a message saying a tidserv request2 was block, is this a virus or malware infection?

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  5:01 PM
Anitvirus, Backdoor.tidserv, Malware detection, Norton, Virus/malware attack
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90 pts.

Connect to a Vista laptop in the field without any remote software.
How can we connect to a remote laptop running Vista Pro in the field to run an AV scan and a Malwarebytes scan? Can we initiate this over the net without any preinstalled software?

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2010  4:14 PM
Antivirus software, Malware detection, Remote access, Security in 2010, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista
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9,815 pts.

Have you tried Microsoft Security Essentials?
Microsoft Security Essentials was released last week — have you tested it? Are you planning on implementing it? If not, what antivirus/antimalware package do you use?

Answer Question   |  September 19, 2010  6:05 PM
Anti-malware, Antivirus, Antivirus software, Malware detection, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft security updates
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4,265 pts.

Looking for an effective network Anti virus software thats not a resource hog
Does anyone out there have any experience or knowledge regarding the effectiveness of a product by Sunbelt Software named VIPRE Enterprise

Answer Question   |  December 14, 2009  7:28 PM
Antivirus, Malware detection, Malware removal, Viruses, worms
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10 pts.

File extension and file header mismatch detection
Does anyone have a utility to find file header to file extension mismatches? For example, INI files where the first two bytes are “MZ” would be a mismatch.

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2009  6:26 PM
File extensions, Hidden files, Malware detection
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1,235 pts.

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