Ahh... I sent it on to Sunbelt Support when I got in this morning and white-listed the hosts file by name and path. One feature I've seen on other antivirus products that I wish Sunbelt would implement -- the ability to tell the antivirus to ignore a particular detection from within the results. i.e. right-click on a particular detection, the hosts file in this case, and tell it "always allow." I hate that I have to manually go into Vipre and tell it to allow a particular application/file.
-----Original Message----- From: HELP_PC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: R: Vipre blocking access to "hosts" file??? I think a stupid heuristic detection by VIPRE. Malware many times inject the host file with 127.0.0.0 and a bounce of legitimate security sites GuidoElia HELPPC -----Messaggio originale----- Da: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Inviato: giovedì 18 febbraio 2010 12.44 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: Vipre blocking access to "hosts" file??? I use SpyBot Search & Destroy's hosts file to block known bad sites. Suddenly overnight, Vipre Enterprise is logging the Hosts file as "malware traces." Anyone else seeing this???? Any idea how to fix this, other than white-list it? -- Thanks, John Aldrich Blueridge Industries IT Manager ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
