W32/AMalum.XXXX &CA Anti-Virus False/Positives - FYI

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Crosspost to Security General, Virus, and HomeUsers]

CA Anti-Virus users worldwide are being plagued by what's turned out to be a
False/Positive detection of W32/AMalum.XXXX infections!

One user posts, "I've got a virus-infection alert while surfing the
internet. After which, the Windows File Protection window pops up which
states that the files required for Windows to run properly have been
replaced by unrecognised [versions and prompts] for the Windows XP SP3 CD to
be inserted..." (Source: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=41287)

See the current discussions here:
http://homeofficeforum.ca.com/homeofficeforum/forumdisplay.php?f=20

Especially see this post:
http://homeofficeforum.ca.com/homeofficeforum/showthread.php?s=3ff9e34eeac750a2752167ed38ee3233&t=4868
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002