The problem is the new version of Symantec.

I have been running the older version 10.0.2.2020. All was fine until I 
started downloading the latest version - 10.1.0.401 Symantec immediately 
nailed it as suspect.

So I guess I will not have my folks download the new version until this 
gets fixed.  Keep us posted....

John cooley


At 08:34 AM 6/12/2006, you wrote:
>My home machine found a couple of files that contained Trojan.Dropper -- older
>versions of Symantec!!
>
>I just opened my folder where I keep old versions of Symantec and yes, it said
>they were contaminted with Trojan.Dropper again.  This was
>sav10_0_2_2001-unmanaged.exe and sav10_0_2_2001-managed.exe.
>
>So the question is, is there really a virus in those files or is it a problem
>with the definition files (6/11/06 rev. 6)?
>
>On 6/12/2006 8:20 AM Larry Kost wrote the following:
> > In the process of updating Norton Anti-Virus a couple of folks over here
> > have been notified that something called Trojan.Dropper was detected and
> > cleaned by deletion.  I don't know that these are related but it did
> > happen twice.  One of these people said that a later scan found it
> > again.  I looked on line and Symantec recommends starting in Safe Mode
> > and doing a scan (also with System Restore turned off).  Is this the
> > best advice or is there something else to do?
> >
> > Larry Kost
>
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