I got a pop up screen a while ago instructing me I had a trojan and should clean it up by downloading something called Windows Antivirus 2008. Seemed suspicious, but while I was clicking around, I found that an exe file had appeared on my desktop....I didn't open it, just trashed it.
I did a google search and found it was some kind of bogus program. (I had been using the free AVG antivirus program at the time.) I have since changed virus programs to CA which comes with our cable provider. I checked on the CA site and this is what they said about Windows 2008 Antivirus:
Rogue Security Software: Security software that uses deceptive means for installation and purpose. Once installed, the rogue software usually uses scare tactics to inform the user that spyware or malware is installed on their system. The rogue security software then claims to offer remediation in exchange of payment. These applications can come bundled with other malware that serve other purposes. This software usually comes in the form of Anti-spyware, or Anti-virus applications.
http://www.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453134939#section7
All the checks, including AdAware and the CA scan showed no infections. Since the scans were showing clean, I didn't think anymore about it until I ran a Spybot check.
The Spybot check also gave a clean result....except, I noticed these files appearing during the check:
zlob.downloader
zlob.downloader.bs
smitfraud***
virtumonde.dll
virtumonde.sci
virtumonde.sdn
the above series of files took almost 20 minutes to scan (pre-file numbers were flying through...does that mean there are thousands of them?)
I can't find any of these files, or any of the ones listed by CA to remove in regards to Windows 2008 Antivirus by using windows explorer's search function.
Is this something I should be concerned about?