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Nov 2, 2005, 9:35pm

When I got home from work today Nortons had put this warning on my desktop.
This is a voice program a lot of people in AW use called Skype. Has anyone
else had this responce from their Nortons? Does anyone know more about
this.. and should I remove this Skype from my computer?
http://garnet.0catch.com/web/virus.jpg

Nov 2, 2005, 9:40pm

[View Quote] > When I got home from work today Nortons had put this warning on my desktop.
> This is a voice program a lot of people in AW use called Skype. Has anyone
> else had this responce from their Nortons? Does anyone know more about
> this.. and should I remove this Skype from my computer?
> http://garnet.0catch.com/web/virus.jpg
>
>

You most likely get the trojan infected variants through email from someone.
Download it only from Skype's own website.

--
Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Nov 2, 2005, 9:45pm

I did get it from skype.com. I was not even home today when this came. I
also forwarn everyone not to forward me emails.. as I will only delete them.


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Nov 2, 2005, 10:52pm

Yep. I got a worm warning from Norton.
I, too, D/L'd Skype from their web site.
I immediately uninstalled Skype.

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Nov 3, 2005, 12:00am

http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=476
http://free.grisoft.com/

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Nov 3, 2005, 4:39am

On 2 Nov 2005 19:52:33 -0500, "Tart Sugar" <tartsugar at comcast.net>
[View Quote] >Yep. I got a worm warning from Norton.
>I, too, D/L'd Skype from their web site.
>I immediately uninstalled Skype.

When did you download skype?

If only recently, someone must have uploaded an infected version of
Skype to their servers; whether an insider or not is a different
question.

I am and have been using Skype for some time now, no warnings.


Best Regards,
Anduin (317281)

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Nov 3, 2005, 6:53am

[View Quote] > On 2 Nov 2005 19:52:33 -0500, "Tart Sugar" <tartsugar at comcast.net>
[View Quote] As Gnu32 properly pointed out:

"I continually get Worm notification from Norton Anti-Virus when I run Skype?

To stop the Norton Worm warning for Skype from continually appearing please try the following:

Open Norton Anti-Virus program -> Select “Options”-> Select “Internet Worm Protection” -> Select “Program Control” -> look for “Skype” in the list of programs -> click on Skype once -> click “Remove” ->Select “Yes” -> Select “OK” -> Close Norton.

Next time you start Skype or update or reload the program, Norton will detect Skype as a worm invasion. Simply click “OK” and you will not get anymore notifications."

Norton is famous about its false positive detection :(

Nobody uploaded any malware to Skype's site - there is a "Social Engineering" based Trojan which spread through email carrying an infected Skype Installer.


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Andras
"It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Nov 3, 2005, 10:21am

It was just a couple of months ago that I D/L'd Skype. I only used it once.
lol
It's good to know that it was a "false positive" from Norton and not Skype.
A lot of ppl really like Skype. Me, not so much. : )

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> As Gnu32 properly pointed out:
>
> "I continually get Worm notification from Norton Anti-Virus when I run
> Skype?
>
> To stop the Norton Worm warning for Skype from continually appearing
> please try the following:
>
> Open Norton Anti-Virus program -> Select “Options”-> Select “Internet Worm
> Protection” -> Select “Program Control” -> look for “Skype” in the list of
> programs -> click on Skype once -> click “Remove” ->Select “Yes” -> Select
> “OK” -> Close Norton.
>
> Next time you start Skype or update or reload the program, Norton will
> detect Skype as a worm invasion. Simply click “OK” and you will not get
> anymore notifications."
>
> Norton is famous about its false positive detection :(
>
> Nobody uploaded any malware to Skype's site - there is a "Social
> Engineering" based Trojan which spread through email carrying an infected
> Skype Installer.
>
>
> --
> Andras
> "It's MY computer" (tm Steve Gibson)

Nov 3, 2005, 10:25am

I too would like to thank all of you for your responses. I knew I could
count on all of you to give me advice :) thanks!

Garnet

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Nov 3, 2005, 12:02pm

You better check the download site for an updated version then, in the last
few weeks Skype has been hit by multiple trojans / viruses using it.

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http://zetech.swehli.com

"Those people that think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
of us who do"
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Nov 3, 2005, 2:09pm

Ohhhhhhh. ok Thx

Well, I have unlimited free long distance on my phone, so Skype is a moot
point for me. I can't deal with multiple users at once yapping at me, which
is why There drove me NuTs. LOL
I don't have any friends overseas to make Skype worth my trouble.

OHH. I have a cousin in Sweden...... : )


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Nov 4, 2005, 12:07am

Quick solution that will make your computer start up and run faster and save
you money. :)

Uninstall Norton, cancel your subscription, and get a free virus scanner
like AVG Free.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Works better than Norton!

Chris

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