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ComboFix temporarily pulled by BC due to infection
Please stress that people should not be running ComboFix on their own... it should only be run under expert supervision.
So this is a note to the experts:
"Unfortunately it has come to light that the program ComboFix had a file in it that is infected with the Sality virus. The minute we heard about this, we pulled the executable so that it is no longer available from BleepingComputer.com. Unfortunately we have no control over other sites that may have mirrored ComboFix without permission, so please do not attempt to download it elsewhere.
The developer, sUBs, is currently looking into what happened..."
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic483431.html
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January 29th, 2013 14:00
Thanks, ky331. That is good to alert members of. However, this forum does not do one-on-one malware removal. According to the disclaimer included with ComboFix, anyone using the tool should be using it under supervision of someone trained in its use. That training is done by the developer of ComboFix and by several online security sites which have malware removal schools. That is why this news has not been made public in some places. All qualified analysts are aware of the situation and have informed the people they are helping.
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January 29th, 2013 18:00
Thanks :emotion-15:
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January 30th, 2013 13:00
The issue has been resolved. ComboFix is now live, clean, and available from its normal links. :emotion-1:
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January 31st, 2013 17:00
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February 7th, 2013 12:00
A couple of excellent follow-up articles from our friends at ESET:
ComboFix Fixed: Popular Utility Safe to Use
http://blog.eset.com/2013/02/05/combofix-fixed-popular-utility-safe-to-use
Combofix: a cocktail of infective factors
http://blog.eset.com/2013/02/01/combofix-a-cocktail-of-infective-factors