IGetNet.dr Trojan - Buddy Icons
Posted by Jim on 13 October, 2003
Category Viruses and Hoaxes
This one just tried to get me and McAfee caught it. I think this one tried to get through via a drive-by intallation. My wife was using my computer and got on one of those websites that popped up about 99 new windows. As I was closing them down, I clicked on the wrong X to close the window. I'm sure you've seen them, the graphic that looks like a window with the typical 3 icons on the top right corner. Looks just like a regular window and with about 10 popups open I was closing them too fast and clicked on a graphic instead of the real close window box.
Anyway this one was an infected file installed at C:\Program Files\Buddy Icons\NLNP057.exe. This file is infected by the IGetNet.dr trojan. This is not the first time I've seen IGetNet's alerts. Usually it's been caught by AdaWare, this time it's flagged as a virus.
Don't you think it'd be a good idea for the Anti-Virus Programs to treat these programs as viruses? If they don't ask for permission, in my book they are.
BTW, I don't use a popup killer. How could I find these critters if I used one?
Anyway this one was an infected file installed at C:\Program Files\Buddy Icons\NLNP057.exe. This file is infected by the IGetNet.dr trojan. This is not the first time I've seen IGetNet's alerts. Usually it's been caught by AdaWare, this time it's flagged as a virus.
Don't you think it'd be a good idea for the Anti-Virus Programs to treat these programs as viruses? If they don't ask for permission, in my book they are.
BTW, I don't use a popup killer. How could I find these critters if I used one?
