> Hi Thomas, > >> I grabbed the latest McAfee SuperDAT and extracted it. I ran scan.exe >> from the command line like this: >> >> scan c:\ /all /sub /clean /log c:\vscan.log >> >> It reported no viruses. >> >> Every time I try to install McAfee on the machine, I get an error saying >> "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if >> you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows installer is not >> correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance." >> >> I think I'm screwed. This sound familiar to anyone? > > > Well ClamAV flagged your email as being Trojan.Downloader.FTP.Gen-4 so I > guess it picked up on one of the program names you mentioned. > > Perhaps this might give you a clue what to look for?
Yup, this morning I've had several reports from others who have been fighting this critter. Looks like it's an IRCBot variant or maybe SDBot. Thanks to all who replied! Thomas _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
