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Should Sophos detect DNSChanger

StephenP3
Does Sophos detect the much publicised DNSChanger malware? We discovered one of our servers to be infected this morning and our MSP is claiming it's not detectable by standard antivirus. As far as I'm concerned, the presence of this one piece of malware could be indicative of a more widespread problem Knowing whether Sophos detects DNSChanger, and if it does how long it has, would be a massive help. Thanks.
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    Hi Christian.

    Many thanks for your reply.

    I'm aware my post is relatively ambiguous and more details required.

    We are a Sophos client, although our antivirus solution is managed by our managed service provider.

    Our managed service provider have simply said that one of our servers (a particularly sensitive one) was infected with DNSChanger malware and that they've removed it using Hitman Pro.

    They claim that the malware is / was undetectable by our antivirus, but seeing as it has been 'in the wild' for so long I find this hard to believe.  I am also extremely concerned about the possibility of further malware and / or viruses present on our system, seeing as this was sitting on our system undetected.

    Thanks again for your response.  If I can garner any further information then I shall share.

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    Hi Christian.

    Many thanks for your reply.

    I'm aware my post is relatively ambiguous and more details required.

    We are a Sophos client, although our antivirus solution is managed by our managed service provider.

    Our managed service provider have simply said that one of our servers (a particularly sensitive one) was infected with DNSChanger malware and that they've removed it using Hitman Pro.

    They claim that the malware is / was undetectable by our antivirus, but seeing as it has been 'in the wild' for so long I find this hard to believe.  I am also extremely concerned about the possibility of further malware and / or viruses present on our system, seeing as this was sitting on our system undetected.

    Thanks again for your response.  If I can garner any further information then I shall share.

    :26873
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