DriveSpacio in Newsletter appears to be a virus

Ok I downloaded the above and it just opens a command prompt and I don't know what I am now infected with. Thanks Zen.

Tim
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OK I have scanned my system and it appears to be clean, what have I downloaded? It's 15 bytes from hotshare.net titled Drivespacio0.1.0.exe, is it just a broken file download? Virustotal comes up clean, something not in the wild yet? Help

Tim
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Panic over, I opened the file with a hex editor and it says "File Not Found" LOL so it's not a Virus, apologies Zen.

Tim
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In reply to a post by Banger:

Ok I downloaded the above and it just opens a command prompt and I don't know what I am now infected with. Thanks Zen.

dont jump the gun

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Well, panic not entirely over, perhaps - I've just been back to hotshare.net (the site where you can supposedly download DriveSpacio for free), and Norton tells me of two threats - one security risk and one spyware. These are threats on the site, needless I didn't go as far as to download the wretched software itself. Anybody from Zen care to comment?

Download it directly from the author

http://www.drivespacio.f-sw.com/index.html

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I'm running Norton Security Suite version 16.5.0.134 with all patches and virus up to date I can't replicate this issue at all from the link in the Zen newsletter right through to downloading.

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In reply to a post by Zenops:

I'm running Norton Security Suite version 16.5.0.134...

Oh. Here I was thinking you were 'switched on' and knew better. Shame on you.




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Hehe, if Norton tells you a site isn't safe, you can assume that it probably is safe. If it doesn't warn you that a site isn't safe then beware.

This assumes that you were patient enough to wait 15 minutes for the site to load in the first place....

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Or wait 30mins for the PC to boot up, then another 15 to load post-login... and then another 15whilst it opens then closes the pop-up that warns it will expire in 3 months and so would one care to renew now...

What "uninstall" option....

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