Malicious Script Detected???

[ProgrammerJon]

Every time(almost) I open VB Norton AntiVirus pops up a message that says this:

Alert: Malicious script detected
Object FileSystem Object
Activity GetFolder
You computer is halted and needs to do something about this script:
File: devenv.exe
What do you want to do?
Action: Stop this script(recommended)

Is this normal or is this a virus?

[Pirate]

I think it is a virus infected your VS.NET file(devenv.exe). I have norton antivirus on my machine and nothing bad happened .

[Pirate]

Originally posted by ProgrammerJon
Every time(almost) I open VB Norton AntiVirus pops up a message that says this:

Alert: Malicious script detected
Object FileSystem Object
Activity GetFolder
You computer is halted and needs to do something about this script:
File: devenv.exe
What do you want to do?
Action: Stop this script(recommended)

Is this normal or is this a virus?

It's not necessarily your devenv.exe was infected . I would suggest disabling norton temporarily so that you can keep on coding

[Pirate]

I found a link that talks about the same error . Here you go :

[ProgrammerJon]

I have been getting this message almost since the time that I got VB.NET, only today it pops up every time I open VB.
I have scanned my computer muiltipul times since I started getting this error.

I can keep on developing code in VB it's just that I'm experincing problem with VB(mostly with the debbuger).

[Pirate]

Originally posted by ProgrammerJon
I have been getting this message almost since the time that I got VB.NET, only today it pops up every time I open VB.
I have scanned my computer muiltipul times since I started getting this error.
I can keep on developing code in VB it's just that I'm experincing problem with VB(mostly with the debbuger).

Do you update it regulary ?

[ProgrammerJon]

Originally posted by Pirate
Do you update it regulary ?

Yes, once or twice a week.

[Lunatic3]

It's the nature of Script Blocking Technology of Norton AntiVirus. It happened to me once and I just chose to let it run the entire script. Everythnig is in tune now and I am sure i have no virus on computer. In presence of Norton AntiVirus you may not even be able to run some ASP scripts as it detects them as malicious.

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Lunatic3
It's the nature of Script Blocking Technology of Norton AntiVirus. It happened to me once and I just chose to let it run the entire script. Everythnig is in tune now and I am sure i have no virus on computer. In presence of Norton AntiVirus you may not even be able to run some ASP scripts as it detects them as malicious.

Isn't this a bug in Norton app . Maybe they will release fix for it so that it can differentiate between a true virus and fake ones.

[ProgrammerJon]

When Norton Antivirus detect a malicious script it just means that a script is trying to do something that most scripts don't do like writing to the hard drive.