[AccessD] Strange happenings (Rather OT, but Advice is appreciated)

Darryl Collins darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Mon Apr 30 19:08:57 CDT 2012


Yeah, I have Avast on this unit, but I also ran two separate tests (Sophos & MS Essentials - both using full scans).  That said, I agree with you - I suspect the folks who write this stuff are pretty darn crafty at getting around these systems too.



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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2012 2:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Strange happenings (Rather OT, but Advice is appreciated)

Hi Darryl:

One more comment. 

I assume you have tested your computer with a group of virus detection software. A client just send me a note, this morning saying they had detected a piece of Malware using Avast virus detection software.
Considering that the infected computer also had Essentials and Vipre running, it would suggest the malware designers spend as much time avoiding detection from anti-virus software as they do propagated.

I would assume you have used a host of AV software on the computer in question?

Jim 

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darryl Collins
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Strange happenings (Rather OT, but Advice is
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Oh no - it wasn't just an iTunes/ mp3 issue, All types of files were being deleted from all over the disk, I only noticed it happening as I was in iTunes at the time, and iTunes started to report the files missing.  The mp3 collection was just a small part of the total GB's of data that got trashed.
It was global.  Program files, system files, all my docs, whatever....  They all got gobbled up.

They disappeared from Explorer all right, I definitely check that first, however once I saw that I pretty much hibernated the PC so I didn't
overwrite any more disk sectors flagged for deletion.   I did download a
recovery tool and  I could recover much of the deleted data via this specialised recovery software.  Many files had absolutely been deleted.
Damn weird I admit.  Got me very curious this whole thing.

Cheers
Darryl.



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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Strange happenings (Rather OT, but Advice is
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I originally thought that the files were disappearing in Explorer from your description.

If they only disappeared from iTunes, that is a different matter.

If iTunes tried to read the file and couldn't because of a bad sector, it may well have removed it from the playlist.

That makes it sound more like disk corruption.  if they disappeared from Explorer, it is more likely to be another cause.

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Stuart

On 29 Apr 2012 at 23:21, Darryl Collins wrote:
> 
> Either way I am curious about this - I have heard about folks having 
> this sort of thing (and there is plenty on Google about "The computer 
> eat my files"), but never experienced - or in this case, witnessed it.
>  I actually saw the files starting to be flagged as missing from 
> iTunes as it was playing tracks.  Freaky!!
> 
> Cheers
> Darryl.
> 

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