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Subject: Re: [boost] Warning. Possible virus at vault (thread_lokeable)
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-27 09:47:50


Niels Dekker - address until 2010-10-10 wrote:
> Agustín K-ballo Bergé wrote:
>> The recently uploaded 'thread_lokeable' file at the vault contains an
>> executable that appears to be a virus. virustotal.com reports 6/41 hits.
>> The name of the owner (marc0x) appears at some hacker related forums.
>>
>> I don't know what should be done in such cases, so I hope some
>> administrator would read this message and take a look at the file.
>
> I don't know what to do either, but I've just mailed your finding to
> Info (at) boostpro.com
>
> FYI, I've just downloaded the file, thread_lokeable.zip, and AVG
> reported to me that the executable it contains (thread_lokeable.exe) is
> a "Trojan horse Dropper.VB.CFQ"

Thanks for noticing and reporting it. It's taken care of. Although I may
have deleted an extra user or two along the way :-\

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