Mind telling me what's going on?

[thegoldstandard]

I started my HB and was prompted to update, I clicked yes and my Norton Antivirus popped up telling me it blocked a file and deleted it. I clicked on the details and this is what it says:



"A program was behaving suspiciously on your computer. This program was removed."

The progam file address: c:\users\***\appdata\local\temp\buddyupdater1117091.exe


They also indicted the file type was: SONAR.Heuristic and linked me to a page with details about this type of file, from Norton's page:


" January 20, 2011
Updated:
October 9, 2012 5:08:10 AM
Also Known As:
Bloodhound.Sonar.9 [Symantec]
Type:
Trojan, Virus
Infection Length:
Varies
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

SONAR.Heuristic is a heuristic detection for processes based on certain attributes.

Note: Virus definitions dated October 3, 2012 or earlier may detect this threat as Bloodhound.Sonar.9.
Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 20, 2011
Latest Rapid Release version October 5, 2012 revision 032
Initial Daily Certified version January 20, 2011
Latest Daily Certified version October 3, 2012 revision 032
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 26, 2011

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low"


I'm not going to accuse you guys because I believe you've helped thousands of people out, including myself, and I appreciate what you've worked hard for us to enjoy. Just wanted to get the word out that there's something fishy with the new update and if you guys could look into it.

Thanks a bunch. Be safe.

 

[chinajade]

Hi, Thegoldstandard,

AV programs are not perfect, and each individual must make their on risk assessments. Obviously, BosslandGmbH would never intentionally put the Community at risk.

The best I can offer:

• VirusTotal reports clean health
• My local copy of (updated) BitDefender reports nothing untoward

cheers,
chinajade

 

[thegoldstandard]

Hi, Thegoldstandard,

AV programs are not perfect, and each individual must make their on risk assessments. Obviously, BosslandGmbH would never intentionally put the Community at risk.

The best I can offer:

• VirusTotal reports clean health
• My local copy of (updated) BitDefender reports nothing untoward

cheers,
chinajade

Thank you for your reply. I deleted the HB folder and redownloaded and all is well. Going to do a full system scan with Norton and Spybot. Are there any other programs you recommend?

 

[BlueNile]

Are there any other programs you recommend?

May I suggest Comodo Internet Security 6?
Used it for years, never missed a hit. Incredible software. And it's free!

Go for it.

 

[CodenameG]

May I suggest Comodo Internet Security 6?
Used it for years, never missed a hit. Incredible software. And it's free!

Go for it.

except its VERY overkill and will want to sandbox everything by default and cause issues with the bot.

Microsoft Security Essentials is what i use, its light and dost get in my way. and of course free.