IEAntivirus and MalwareBell detection

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So, today I opened the folder where I had left the installation file of MalwareBell. And, behold, it was peremptorily removed by Norton. :D

 

Risk category: Misleading Application
Overall Risk Impact: Medium
Performance: Medium
Privacy: Medium
Removal: Medium
Stealth: Medium
Click for more information about this risk : IEDefender
Action taken: Fully removed
Affected Areas:
Files & Directories
e:\swsetup\mb.exe
Network & Browser Items
Browser Cache  

 

So I guess, action was taken, and that is nice. :D

I have NIS 2008 with the latest updates on Vista Home Premium, so my question is...

 

...why doesn't it detect these two very nasty spyware and malware applications (IEAntivirus and MalwareBell) immediately upon download, and not even when custom scanned??

 

I have even tried installing them, but NIS didn't step in before I myself chickened out on testing it after being prompted by the malware setup to choose installation language...

 

 

Message Edited by TomiRed on 06-21-2008 12:44 PM
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There could be a couple of reasons. A lot of people don't have their antivirus configured to scan all files. Read this:  configuring NAV

If you are still having trouble with getting rid of MalwareBell, you might also want to look at this :MalwareBell removal

 

Good luck.