warning about panda active scan active x control

today i went to the panda active scan site and tried to scan and it said i needed to download a active x control

i tried downloading it and my antivir alert thing popped up and told me there is traces of something called bubblebee virus or something

so i didnt download it and i wanted to warn everyone here about it

please dont download that active x control till they remove that virus

i even removed panda active scan from my add remove programs just in case it might have a virus on it too

i think this is the right place to post about this but if it isnt please tell me and ill post it in the right place

 

All users of this forum should be reasured that there is no issue with Pandas online scanning system and that they should continue to use it as instructed in the Read and Run me section of the Malware Removal forum.

 

>> today i went to the panda active scan site and tried to scan and it said i needed to download a active x control i tried downloading it and my antivir alert thing popped up and told me there is traces of something called bubblebee virus or something << moumantai

I appreciate the "heads up" as well as your concern and I certainly do not question your motives; however your posted description that "my antivir alert thing popped up and told me there is traces of something called bubblebee virus or something" is a little vague.

In any case; after I saw your post earlier this morning; I checked the panda site as well as Googling the terms panda activescan vulnerability and panda ActiveX scan vulnerability (in Google news) and found nothing related to your post. "Vulnerabilities" are flaws or security holes in a program or IT system, and are often utilized maliciously by virus creators as a means of infection.

After that I also ran a full online Panda ActiveScan; on a computer that I use solely for testing software programs, and found that no such "virus warning" from my installed and up-to-date resident AV program had appeared before, during or after the successful installation of the required ActiveX control.

While there are sometimes risk involved while using ActiveX related controls; Panda ActiveX controls are generally considered to be very safe to use and they have an authenticity certification or digital signature in the name of Panda Software, which your browser will inform you about before you download and run them.

In order to use this tool, you need to have a browser which supports ActiveX controls (such as Internet Explorer). Occasionally, Panda ActiveScan may be interrupted or the communication could fail. This is normally a problem with the connection itself. If users utilize a firewall or proxy check that they need to be configured correctly and the system tested must meet the minimum requirements in order to download the ActiveX controls to install (8 MB) and for ActiveScan and function correctly.

Windows XP with SP2 and some security programs installed on a PC can/will automatically block the ActiveX downloads which are necessary for AciveScan to operate correctly. During the ActiveX associated download of the ActiveX controls with ActiveScan; the "Information bar" of your web browser appears and a "popup" window asks the user permission to install the controls.

Note: Additionally, it is also could be possible that this may have been a "false alert" by your AV program which caused the "antivir alert thing" to pop up. It is also possible that your system may have some type of (unrelated) spyware installed or a virus or some other malware infection, that purposely interferes with Microsoft ActiveX technology and/or prevents the installation of ActiveX controls which scanners such as products like Panda ActiveScan or BitDefender require for use. This is a common tactic used by some malicious hackers in order to prevent the use of such programs.

As Matt previously suggested you should check out instructions in the Read and Run me section of the Malware Removal forum here at Major Geeks.

Good Luck!

 

i use antivir personal edition classic and i ment the alert window that pops up and tells you about a virus signiture it found and asks you what you wanna do with it

oh so theres not really a virus whoo thats a relief

i dont know how these antivir programs work so when i thought it caught something i wanted to tell everyone so they wouldnt end up getting the virus on thier systems

 

im glad it was a false alarm thanks for telling me guys