Hi everyone
Last night I made a full system scan on my computer with Norton Antivirus 2004, with the latest updates to the virus definitions, and to my surprise it reported that a file on the distributed.net folder was infected with a trojan.
Could anyone confirm if this is true or if it's a false alarm of Norton Antivirus?
The file is dnetc.com, 6656 bytes long, and is in the client software package downloaded from the distributed.net website.
Norton Antivirus says it can't repair it, so it simply quarantined it. I also tried with The Cleaner but it doesn't detect it.
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Originally Posted by NeoGen
The dnetc.com and dnetc.exe are two versions of the same thing. You are talking about the windows install I presume, and the .exe is used for the fancy graphical version with the command options in pull-down menus at the top of the screen. The .com version is loaded when you go into a dos windows, and run it that way. No frills, just command line. If you go look at the "properties" of the cow icon, you will see that it is specifically starting the .exe file. In the original dos priority of loading things, the .com file will load first before the .exe file assuming you have multiple files with the same name prefix and assuming that in the dos window you just enter "dnetc" and hit enter.
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