Trojan

island18 · May 28, 2011

I'm computer illiterate, and I don't even know if I'm at the right place to ask about this problem.
Sophos this morning presented me with this

OSX/FakeAvDL-A, the problem I have is that I'm getting a sign telling me that the scan name can not contain "/" when I try to run a custom scan
What can I do? the re is a "/" after OSX please remember that I'm 68 years old, and computers are like bicycles, if you don't learn when young....you screw. I'm worst than dummy
Thanks in advance

schweb · May 28, 2011

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Official Antivirus, Malware, and Firewall FAQ

Lifeisabeach · May 28, 2011

island18 said:
I'm computer illiterate, and I don't even know if I'm at the right place to ask about this problem.
Sophos this morning presented me with this

OSX/FakeAvDL-A, the problem I have is that I'm getting a sign telling me that the scan name can not contain "/" when I try to run a custom scan
What can I do? the re is a "/" after OSX please remember that I'm 68 years old, and computers are like bicycles, if you don't learn when young....you screw. I'm worst than dummy
Thanks in advance

Why are you trying to run a custom scan with the name of that trojan plugged in? I'm not familiar with Sophos, but if it alerted you that it found this trojan, then presumably it would have quarantined it.

island18 · May 28, 2011

lifeisabeach said:
Why are you trying to run a custom scan with the name of that trojan plugged in? I'm not familiar with Sophos, but if it alerted you that it found this trojan, then presumably it would have quarantined it.

They are in quarantined now, but in order to delete I have to run a custom scan

Lifeisabeach · May 28, 2011

island18 said:
They are in quarantined now, but in order to delete I have to run a custom scan

Odd. Well try running the scan without the /. If that continues to give you trouble, I would seriously consider getting a different AV software package. That just sounds like a bug, or badly-written software from a company more accustomed to writing software for Windows.

island18 · May 31, 2011

lifeisabeach said:
Odd. Well try running the scan without the /. If that continues to give you trouble, I would seriously consider getting a different AV software package. That just sounds like a bug, or badly-written software from a company more accustomed to writing software for Windows.

Thank you for your advice, did what you told me and worked

harryb2448 · May 31, 2011

That be Sophos!

If you have not, give ClamXAV a try. There is also a version ClamWIN for Windows. Both are freeware.