CounterSpy... Detect 2 more spyware than others?!?

[Wai_Wai]

CounterSpy... Detect 2 more spyware than others?!?

Hi.

I have downloaded CounterSpy as a trial test since it is said it can detect the newest and dangerous keylogger (Srv.SSA-KeyLogger).

Having a full scan, I didn't find this dangerous keylogger ( ). Instead it managed to find 2 insidious spyware.

1) AB System Spy

File Name & Location:

C:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSBin\ijl15.dll

C:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 University\TSBin\ijl15.dll

Size: 344 KB

2) Ace Password Sniffer 1.1

File Name & Location:

C:\Program Files\WinPcap\NetMonInstaller.exe

C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\npf.sys

Size (in ascending order):

- 06.50 KB

- 84.00 KB

- 32.10 KB

At first sight, CounterSpy looked great. It detected 2 more spyware which others like MS Anti-spyware and ZoneAlarm couldn't.

However think twice, it seemed to be false positives/claims.

I need confirmation.

Can anyone confirm if they are spyware?

Or does anyone know how to confirm

[dman]

Yes, those look like false positives. There are a number of sites that give info on dlls and exes if you just google them, like the first is a jpg compression lib

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintas...llibrary/ijl15/

this is easy to confirm, just look on sims install disk.

and the other is part of popcap games. (marginally adware)

Edited August 11, 2005 by dman

[Jito463]

Plus, CounterSpy is just a licensed clone of Giant Anti-Spyware, which as I'm sure you all know is now MS Anti-Spyware. I've also seen MS Anti-Spyware pick up wierd things like that, so I think it's just a bug in the Giant code. If you're going to use it though, might as well get the free MS one, since CounterSpy is a pay-for program.

Edited August 12, 2005 by Jito463