Curse

DarkNecrid · Oct 27, 2008, 02:47 PM // 14:47

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Originally Posted by Emu

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there is a very real possibility that he did get a trojan from Texmod. While I'm sure most downloads of Texmod are clean the fact that it came from a link on the wiki adds a small chance that someone edited the wiki to replace the usual file with a malware infected file. Judging by the fact that this seems to be an issue no one else here has had might mean that the malicious edit was removed quickly.

Alternatively, the Trojan could still be real but not have originated from Texmod, and merely have spread itself from some other malicious executable.

Your theory wouldn't be so bad except for the fact of this:

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I downloaded the file from the wiki link probably over a year ago, and until today have had no problems with it.

And that if you check the history of the article that the TexMod link is on, you'd find that you are wrong for rather obvious reasons. (hint: it involves the link not changing.)

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Originally Posted by upier

I was happily running NOD - the Winky-wink version (since I also heard that it was super-dooper sweet!) until my I-connection pretty much stopped working.
I bug my I-provider and they tell me they are blocking my ass because of the insane amounts of viruses on my PC.
So I check the thing with NOD and the guy didn't find a single thing.

I run AVG and the guy did actually find stuff and my I-connection went back to working as it should.

Avira does sound interesting.

Edit:
Wait.
Enhanced email protection for POP3 and SMTP - unchecked in the free version.
So no POP3 email scanning then in the free version?

Correct, no POP3 scanning in the free version of Avira. Also NOD32 isn't perfect, but it's pretty damn close. It has more success in tests than Avira and AVG, with a 94.4% Malware Detection and 94.7% spyware detection in the latest AV-Test comparative tests. Part of the reason it is so effective is because it uses Heuristics.

Βєτā™ · Oct 27, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56

Get NOD32 - On registration page just make your name a space, and it gives you 9999999 days left in the "trial".

xRustyx · Oct 27, 2008, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Honestly NOD32 is the best and most efficient anti-virus. Doesn't take a shitload of system resources unlike other crappy hogs out there and it has a very clean look.

In fact I carry a fully paid for version on my USB key at all times and I've actually installed this on 80+ machines of friends, which cost me a pretty penny I can tell you. You'd be surprised how many people ask "So do you have an anti-virus program on you or w/e" then I pull out my USB Key and their reaction is priceless.