Trojan:W32/Agent.ALZ
Summary
It has come to our attention that F-Secure Anti-Virus generated a false alarm on Trojan.Win32.Agent.ALZ. The detection is of a Chinese Microsoft .DLL file on systems running Windows XP SP2 with the file name: SHDOCVW.dll. We apologize if this has caused any inconvenience to our customers. Database update 2007-05-18_01 or later is needed to resolve this false alarm.
Removal
Manual action
Step by Step Recovery Instructions
How to recover a system when Windows file "SHDOCVW.DLL" has been falsely detected as Trojan.Win32.Agent.alz and the file was renamed.(Assuming that the system has just been rebooted)Note: Administrator rights are required in order to perform the following steps.
- Open the Windows Task ManagerSimultaneously press the following keys : Ctrl+Shift+Esc
- Open a Command Prompt windowOn the File menu of the Task Manager window, choose the option: "New Task (Run...)"Type cmd.exe in the "Open" text box then click the OK button
- Temporarily disable F-secure real-time scannerFrom the Command Prompt window type the following command then press the "Enter" key:net stop fsgkhs
- Rename the file "SHDOCVW.0LL" back to its proper name of "SHDOCVW.DLL"From the Command Prompt window type the following command then press the "Enter" key:ren C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SHDOCVW.0LL SHDOCVW.DLL
- Run Windows ExplorerFrom the Command Prompt window type the following command and then press the "Enter" key:explorer
- Update to the latest pattern database that has the correction for the false detection
- Use this link for instructions: https://www.f-secure.com/download-purchase/updates.shtml
- (Note: The minimum pattern version that has the corrected signature for the False Alarm is: 2007-05-18_01)
- Activate the real-time scanner againFrom the Command Prompt window type the following command then press the "Enter" key:net start fsgkhs
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
- Check for the latest database updates
First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
- Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
- Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
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