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pop pop
09-12-2005, 09:08 PM
One of the members here in another thread was asked about the unusual theme he had applied to his desktop. He explained that it was done via a program called Longhorn Transformation Pack and innocently provided the link to the site (soft32) to get it. I downloaded it, it comes as a zip file. A subsequent Kapersky security scan shows that the zip file is infected with HTML/Exploit.HelpXSite.A, a brand new threat added to virus signatures of several scanners just in the last couple of days.

If you have downloaded this file, or any others from that site, scan your system. I caught it before it could activate and have notified the soft32 site.

Sempron
09-12-2005, 09:24 PM
Thanks for the post and unfortunately being the guinea-pig for us all pop pop.
I almost downloaded that tonight! :eek: Close one

Steve
09-12-2005, 09:30 PM
Nice catch pop pop! :cool:

Scanning downloads before they're executed is good SOP. :)

PrntRhd
09-12-2005, 09:37 PM
Scanning downloads before they're executed is good SOP
Got that right Steve.

Thanks for the alert PopPop.
:)