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sammysnake
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 False Positive with AVG Free?

I turned on my computer today and in the history log of AVG Free I had the following listed:

"2007/07/16 16:07:29" user="SYSTEM" source="Virus"
@HL_ReportFindRS filename> C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\mchInjDrv.sys
finding > @EID_Id_trj
virusname > BackDoor.Generic7.NZJ

Now I do a complete scan with AVG Free, AVG Anti-Spyware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Windows Defender, and Trojan Hunter on a weekly basis every Friday night. All of these scans were done on 7/13 and all came up clean. The computer was not even turned on over the weekend.

I got the above after doing a manual update of AVG Free after turning on the computer this evening. No one had access to the computer all weekend.

Just for the hell of it I have redone all of the above scans and they all come up clean.

This has got me baffled.

Any suggestions?

Sammy

ezdsl

join:2002-03-13
Austin, TX

I checked my AVG log and found what was reported to be a virus (don't remember exactly which as I'm at work at the moment) logged over the weekend.

Today, I ran a full scan and nothing was found. I checked the AVG forums (»forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/list.php?4) and found several false positives in the last couple of days.

Glitch on a weekend update? Maybe???


caffeinator
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It's "MadCodeHook" tool from a legit company, and can/may be used by malware...but is also used by legit programs.

Found this:

»www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/da···sys.html

quote:
MchInjDrv.sys is a driver for injecting code to other processes.
Publisher is legitimate:
»madshi.net
But it is often used by malicious software.
Kill the file mchInjDrv.sys and remove mchInjDrv.sys from Windows startup.
Another thread at Kaspersky: »forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/···351.html

I guess it depends on what you have installed, or may have installed recently.

You could try uploading to Jotti or Virustotal for more checks.

-CaFF
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sammysnake
Never Forget 911
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Salt Lake City, UT

said by caffeinator See Profile :

It's "MadCodeHook" tool from a legit company, and can/may be used by malware...but is also used by legit programs.

Found this:

»www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/da···sys.html

quote:
MchInjDrv.sys is a driver for injecting code to other processes.
Publisher is legitimate:
»madshi.net
But it is often used by malicious software.
Kill the file mchInjDrv.sys and remove mchInjDrv.sys from Windows startup.
Another thread at Kaspersky: »forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/···351.html

I guess it depends on what you have installed, or may have installed recently.

You could try uploading to Jotti or Virustotal for more checks.

-CaFF
I would attempt to uplaod to Jotti or Virustotal but I do not have a file called "mchInjDrv.sys" anywhere on my system.
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