spyware.bearshare found by "Spyware Detector"

I ran a free scan of "Spyware Detector" from Max Secure. It listed a
lot of low threat cookies but also a critical threat called
spyware.bearshare. None ot the other spyware detectors I ran found
this spyware and, when I searched on the web, I only found it
mentioned on www.spywaredetector.net. It is possible that the format
of the name may not be standard. It may just be called Bearshare.

Is this just a way of scaring people into buying the product or have
they found a real threat that the other programs failed to find?

Many thanks in advance,
Peter.

 

In PeterOut

http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=5666

http://p2p.malwareremoval.com/details.html#bear

 

PeterOut wrote:
Newsgroups: alt.privacy.spyware, 24hoursupport.helpdesk,
alt.computer.security
User-Agent: G2/1.0

You are a crossposting googlegrouper. Groups trimmed to where I read
the message. Do not crosspost to groups you don't read.

Spyware detector's false positives and listing/delisting in rogue
spyware discussed here
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm Rogue/Suspect
Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites

Presenting antispyware scan results discussed here
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/asw-notes/asw-results.htm The Challenge
to Anti-Spyware Vendors

Bearshare's status as adware infested discussed here
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/soft23a.htm Spyware-Infested
P2P/Filesharing Apps


It would be better to read and post to usenet groups with a newsreader
to a newsserver instead of GG. Use GG for its archival function only.

http://news.aioe.org/ nntp.aioe.org 119, 80
http://news.aioe.org/spip.php?rubrique9 How to configure the most
common newsreaders - Win: Tbird Moz Opera Gravity XNews

aioe isn't an ideal choice -- but it is a much better choice than GG and
once you are using a newsreader and a newsserver you can find some other
choices of newsservers.

 

I believe it's bearshit not bearshare.

 

Thank you very much for the reply. "Spyware Detector" made it seem
much worse http://www.spywaredetector.net/spyware_encyclopedia/Spyware.BearShare.htm
..

 

I had never heard of it before Spyware Detector told me that it found
it on my system and was critical level spyware.

 

If you haven't installed it it certainly should not be there !

Its crapware. remove it.

 

Bearshare is one of dozens of file sharing apps out there that contains
adware and spyware. If it's not a false reading and actually on your
system, depending on which version you have, it could be the 180 Solutions
spyware, When U, New Dot Net, or Quick Search Bar.

Uninstall Bearshare, but let who ever in your family is using it know
first in case they may need to save some files that might be in the
bearshare directory. Then you will probably need some anti-spyware
programs to get rid of what's left.
You can start with the free ones, Spybot Search and Destroy and AdAware, but
you may need manual surgery to get rid of the crap that 180 Solutions and
When U dole out.


Bob

 

Spyware Detector is crapware, and it shouldn't be used.


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They are seperate installers included with BearShare. BearShare itself
isn't spyware/adware. It's an important distinction.

Remove the offensive programs and replace them with dummy executables and
bearshare runs fine, if thats your p2p choice... There are better options
in p2p.

As well as what Spyware Detector may have included. It's worse than
bearshare.


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I did not find 180solutions using Search. I did find it in the
registry, along with a lot of really nasty looking stuff, in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:Software:Microsoft:Windows:Internet
Settings3P:History . Most of the stuff I didn't recognize. I am
not sure if I should delete entries from there since it may be sites
that are supposed to be blocked.

Thanks,
Peter.

 

That's good to know. Spybot Search and Destroy flagged Spyware
Detector, along with Spyware Hunter and No Adware which I had
installed to look for spyware. I let it remove them which is
apparently what I should have done.

Thanks very much,
Peter.

 

Perhaps that's the reason I dont have it listed on my 25,000
visitors/day page.

 

I saw your website www.bootdisk.com mentioned on the front page of
DIgg.com, I know you were hit really hard that day

I was impressed that you survived, all but the high bandwidth sites
can be taken down by a Digg.com (or Slashdot.org) article.

 

Grin, my son visits digg every day, and he told me about it the same day
I was on their first page. By the time I actually saw my site there I
was already on the second page of digg. I'm not one for planning in
advance, but luckily, with my new web hoster, I arranged for potential
new traffic in advance way before I was on digg, so digg did NOT take me
down. I even survived a slashdot article as well.

Again, I did plan for this and have been paying for it for years. In
fact, I just sent a check for $200 to my webhoster.

Basically because, personally, I want to always be able to get to my
"own" site LOL.

I dont actually have a high bandwidth site, but yes, I need the server
set up to handle way more multiple connections than the average tech
site. I take my hobby very seriously.

For the future, I am planning on a Vista Only site, ie
http://www.keyboardnotdetected.com/

It's in limbo now, hosted for free in exchange for the hosters google
ads. As you know, it takes years to develop a good website. Should I
bother with a Vista Only site or not???

 

1. Download and run firefox to protect your from future spyware
attacks and pop ups which are coming in through internet explorer
(Trojan downloaders, win32 ) .Then update your windows through firefox
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/05/spyware-fighter-essentials.html

Also install internet explorer 7 which is now free for everyone
oct2007
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/10/internet-explorer-7-available-now-to.html
This should stop 50% of the spyware and popups attacking your
computer

2. Run the vundo and combo fix
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/05/vundofix-and-combo-fix.html

3. Run the anti spyware remove programs spybot
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/03/spybot-search-and-destroy-spyware-and.html

and superantispyware
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/04/superantispyware-home-edition-free.html
to get rid of the nasties

4. Run a free online virus scan to be sure you computer is virus and
spyware free.
http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/03/online-virus-scan.html

 

5. Now your system still is compromised. Why did you listen to such an idiot?

 

I'm not finding much in support of your comments sir. You still can't be
bothered to answer my questions regarding my program. I suspect you are a
total waste of various individuals time and effort.


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Dustin Cook wrote:

Of course not, since I won't suggest any solution to a not even particularly
solvable problem (bringing a complex system of unknown state back to a
well-defined state without having any backups).

Since there's anything to say that I haven't already said. I tested the
mentioned program and found various false positives. Period.

 

Aha. Would you mind posting the BUGHUNT.LOG file in this case? I'd like
to clear up any false positive issues regarding it.


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