Spyware.Chitika found in saved page.

Yesterday I saved 2 pages from the Softpedia website, later the ewido anti-malware online scanner detected 2 instances of Spyware.Chitika


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ewido security suite online scanner
http://www.ewido.net
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Name: Spyware.Chitika
Path: E:\Downloads\Copy Path to Clipboard Shell Extension 1.0\Copy-Path-to-Clipboard-Shell-Extension-Screenshot-11974_files\adframe_data\chitika_468_data\mm.js
Risk: High

Name: Spyware.Chitika
Path: E:\Downloads\Copy Path to Clipboard Shell Extension 1.0\Copy-Path-to-Clipboard-Shell-Extension.shtml_files\adframe_data_002\chitika_120_data\mm.js
Risk: High


The 2 pages visited and then saved were:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enh…Extension.shtml

http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/C…shot-11974.html

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I sent an e-mail message to Softpedia which read the same as my OP. I have just received the following reply:

I really think that the scanning tools is more than paranoic finding spyware in a java script used to display ads.

There is no spyware/adware in that script.

Please read here:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_136052.htm


"This detection covers a javascript file referenced by web content developers to serve advertising to their visitors. Upon further analysis, it has been determined that the actions of this script do not currently meet our potentially unwanted program criteria. Detection will be removed in 4590 DAT release. "

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Best regards,

Bogdan GHEORGHE

Executive Manager


SoftNews NET SRL

Mobil: +4 - 0743188002

Tel: +4 - 021 - 2525354

eFax: +1 - 212 -8980439


www.softpedia.com


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