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2 Replies Last post: Jul 9, 2008 8:38 PM by bt_g

a Good anti-virus for Freespire 2.0 ?

Jul 8, 2008 8:24 PM

Click to view bt_g's profile bt_g 5 posts since
Jul 5, 2008

What is a good anti-virus for use with Freespire 2.0? I used to have Linspire 5.0, but I chose Freespire 2.0 over Linspire 6.0.

I downloaded the Aegis Virus Scanner, ranked 403 or so here, and had an unusual experience on first weekend.

How can the source of a file be ascertained, as I think I have only downloaded software?
This weekend I upgraded Linspire 5.0 to Freespire 2.0.3 to continue my
CNR access. After downloading a few programs I ran the freshly
downloaded "Aegis Virus Scan" and learned: v29n50.sys contains the
W32/Netsky.c@MM virus.
This w29n50.sys file is referenced in four files:
ndiswrappers-drivers.list var/lib/dpkg/info
ndiswrappers-drivers.md5sums var/lib/dpkg/info
w29n50.inf etc/ndiswrapper/w29n51/
w29n50.inf lib/windrivers/
It would be nice to know where it came from. It is a bit of a shock, this early.
bt

It seems half thepackages I click on are not available for my new distribution. I was happy with Linspire 5.0, but had to upgrade to keep CNR.

Any suggestions would be helpful, and does anyone recognize w29n50.sys?


bt


Click to view JDoyle's profile JDoyle 174 posts since
Nov 27, 2007
1. Re: a Good anti-virus for Freespire 2.0 ? Jul 9, 2008 4:07 PM

I think you may have a false positive there. The w29n50.sys file is a windows driver for Intel wireless chips.


JD

Click to view bt_g's profile bt_g 5 posts since
Jul 5, 2008
2. Re: a Good anti-virus for Freespire 2.0 ? Jul 9, 2008 8:38 PM
in response to: JDoyle
Thanks. I will leave the file deleted, just in case. It seems I will not miss it.