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Doesn't clean Troj/Wimad-E

judgew7

Have a mac, running OSX 10.7.4 and updated Anti-virus - open quarantine manager which has identified Troj/Wimad-E.

I click on clean up, authenticate and it starts the clean up - which runs and runs....  evenentually get a dialogue box - can't remove the threat.

Suggestions?

Thank you for your help.

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    Troj/Wimad-E detects a malicious web redirect hidden inside windows media files downloaded mainly from torrent sites.  The file types are usually .asf or .wma, and the attack does not work on OS X (it's aimed at Windows users, and usually triggers an automatic download of scareware or malware).

    Since this is actually a malicious header injected into a video file, your best bet for removing it is either to delete the video file or convert it to another format.  You can also create a custom scan set to delete the file, but tossing it in the trash is just as easy.

    :1008560
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    Troj/Wimad-E detects a malicious web redirect hidden inside windows media files downloaded mainly from torrent sites.  The file types are usually .asf or .wma, and the attack does not work on OS X (it's aimed at Windows users, and usually triggers an automatic download of scareware or malware).

    Since this is actually a malicious header injected into a video file, your best bet for removing it is either to delete the video file or convert it to another format.  You can also create a custom scan set to delete the file, but tossing it in the trash is just as easy.

    :1008560
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