[Myth] My PC has been infected by BloodHound

Last update on August 3, 2009 04:25 PM by fahd_zboot
Published by aakai1056

My PC has been infected by BloodHound




Myth


BloodHound has been classified as a virus as it has often been detected by Norton anti virus during a scan process.

Reality


BloodHound is indeed a threat but not necessarily a virus. Norton has a few years ago developed a software that could be able to detect any kinds or viruses, Trojans, Spyware or any kinds of threat that it will not be able to classify on a computer. Hence, though it might not be a software that will infect your system, BloodHound will be detected by Norton as a potential harm. Below is the list of such harms:
  • Bloodhound.AOLPWS
  • Bloodhound.Boot
  • Bloodhound.Boot.String
  • Bloodhound.DirActCOM
  • Bloodhound.DirActEXE
  • Bloodhound.ExcelMacro
  • Bloodhound.ExcldFile
  • Bloodhound.FileString
  • Bloodhound.Hybrid
  • Bloodhound.HybridCOM
  • Bloodhound.HybridEXE
  • Bloodhound.MBR
  • Bloodhound.NeuralBoot
  • Bloodhound.NeuralMBR
  • Bloodhound.Poly
  • Bloodhound.ResCOM
  • Bloodhound.ResEXE
  • Bloodhound.Unknown
  • Bloodhound.VBS.Worm
  • Bloodhound.W32
  • Bloodhound.W32.EP
  • Bloodhound.JS.3
  • Bloodhound.W32.1
  • Bloodhound.W32.2
  • Bloodhound.W32.3
  • Bloodhound.WordMacro
  • Bloodhound.ExcelMacro
  • Bloodhound.VBS.1
  • Bloodhound.VBS.3
  • Bloodhound.VBS.4
  • Bloodhound.VBS.5
  • Bloodhound.JS.1
  • Bloodhound.JS.2


However, it can also be a hazardous virus if it is being detected by another anti virus/ Spyware program. The virus known as BloodHound. A virus can affect your Master Boot Record and will delete the files from your hard drive. If you have been infected by this virus, you will get a message on your screen

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