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McAfee warning box re - orange3.orange3.dll

Hello,

I'm not very savvy with the PC and I've just had the McAfee pop up come up with a red box regarding a Generic Pup.x in the following file c:\Program Files\orange3\orange3.dll

It's giving me the options to remove it, trust it or close alert.

I do have the orange livebox so I don't know if it's something to do with that and I'm really needing some advice on what to do next with this.

Many thanks in advance.

LM
:jMFWin3T2 No 20 - aim £94.9K to £65K:j

Comments

  • It could be a false positive kicked up by McAfee. the .dll i would be needed by your net connection (confirmation needed).

    It might be worth doing a scan with an online virus checker ect. (sorry dont have them, but there are some links knocking about on the boards)

    seems its a trojan

    http://ca.com/sg/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453139385
    "Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call"
    "There is no spoon
    "

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  • Thanks for that. I'd closed the alert box, hope it pops up again so I can remove it!

    LM
    :jMFWin3T2 No 20 - aim £94.9K to £65K:j

  • it you do and it corrupts your .dll you should be able to reinstall it from the CD you got from orange.
    "Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call"
    "There is no spoon
    "

    ~~MSE BSC member #172~~
  • [STRIKE]Might leave it for OH to do then.[/STRIKE]

    I've just completed manual scan and it gave option to remove, so I have. The warning was only happening on IE (which has the orange home page) and not when I connected to FF....not sure if that means anything but fingers crossed problem solved.

    Thanks for your help
    LM
    :jMFWin3T2 No 20 - aim £94.9K to £65K:j

  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Presumably its in a 'VIRUS VAULT'? It should be so that if you DO have any problems you can put it back where it came from.
    :idea:
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