Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 02:20:59 06/12/03
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On June 11, 2003 at 23:34:12, Stephen Ham wrote: >Virus Characteristics > >This detection is for an executable designed to launch a proxy application on >the victim machine. This launcher is detected as a trojan by McAfee products >using the specified engine/DATs. The launcher runs the proxy server application, >and immediately suppresses a warning message box designed to alert the user to >the proxy running in an open state. > >The proxy application is detected as application AnalogX-Proxy with detection of >"potentially unwanted applications" enabled. > >Please Note: The proxy application it is designed to launch is not a virus or >trojan, but an application. Its detection is of type application, for >"potentially unwanted applications". As such, detection with VirusScan requires >the detection of "potentially unwanted applications" to be enabled. With the >command-line scanner this is achieved via the /PROGRAM switch. VirusScan 7.0 >users can enable application detection via the GUI options. As far as I can tell the file might not be a virus, but is detected as a trojan by McAffe because it might constitute a potential security risk by launching a proxy without warning the user. I think mmx.exe is part of an installed package acting up. Probably a plugin you picked up somewhere. After searching the Internet for "mmx.exe", a few hits turned. None virus related AFAIK. One of them was something called "MultiMedia Xplorer" and there's one available from Adobe as well. They're probably IE plugins, which explains the location of your annoying file. I would try to check the programs installed and uninstall the undesired ones. It would be easier if properties showed the name of the creator. Regards, Mogens
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