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Davidarnol

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Davidarnol

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October 12th, 2008 09:00

Look2me removal

How can I safely get rid of Look2me infection from my Vista Vostro 1700, I see that some programmes damage the computer when removing look2me so I am a bit concerned, it is located C:\Dell\Drivers\R188840\DIAGS\sed.exe
  • Bugbatter

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    Posted October 12th, 2008 13:00

    Look2me ? On Vista????
    Who or what diagnosed that?
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    Posted October 13th, 2008 08:00

    It showed up in a scan by System mechanic, there are no other indications like pop ups or anything like that, you sound surprised, should this not be possible in vista?
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    Posted October 13th, 2008 11:00

    Look2Me has not been around for years -- way before Vista was released. There were many files involved in that infection -- not just the one you mentioned. As far as sed.exe, it may have been used as one component of L2M to help the infection run, but it is also used as a component of other programs. I am fairly sure that what System Mechanic found was a false positive. It was simply looking at the filename and not at what program is using it.

    You can have the file analyzed.
    Please submit a sample of this file:

    C:\Dell\Drivers\R188840\DIAGS\ sed.exe

    to Virus Total --
    http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexf.html

    At the top of the page you will see:
    Select file>Browse>Send
    Just follow the prompts.
    The submission will then be tested against many different AV vendors’ scanners.
    That will give you an idea what it is and who recognizes it. In addition, unless told otherwise, Virus Total will provide the sample to all participating vendors.

    When you get the report, please post back the exact results.
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    Posted October 18th, 2008 07:00

    http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/3a964d13cab65af5951a628a32bde393

     

     

    See above result, it looks to be harmless after all, thanks for your help

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    Posted October 18th, 2008 10:00

    You're welcome. Thank you for letting us know. :)