XP SP3 triggers false positives in security apps

Geekgirl · 05-22-2008, 03:02 PM

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Comments on a PC Tools forum confirm customer reports that the company's Spyware Doctor program generates a false positive on systems with Windows XP SP3.

Similarly, at least one site claims that Symantec's Norton Internet Security software identifies a common system file as a keylogger.

ReviewSaurus reports that XP SP3 causes Norton Internet Security to identify ctfmon.exe as a keylogger (a kind of malware that records your keystrokes to capture passwords and other important data).

In reality, the ctfmon.exe file in your Windows\System32 folder is a Microsoft system file that enables alternative input methods such as speech, tablet, or on-screen keyboard.

A spokesperson for Symantec was not immediately available for comment.

Read more here.....

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/080522

tetonbob · 05-22-2008, 03:08 PM

Thanks

Seems Spyware Doctor (as reported here) is not the only app with issues with SP3, then.

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tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,561 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: XP SP3 triggers false positives in security apps Thanks Seems Spyware Doctor (as reported here) is not the only app with issues with SP3, then. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009