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    From mail.zip2.in Anonymous Remailer@[email protected] to alt.comp.anti-virus,alt.comp.virus,comp.security.misc on Mon Sep 14 07:25:40 2020
    From Newsgroup: comp.security.misc

    Avast is sending backdoor trojans with it's installs. Discovered by
    F-Prot, they cannot be removed nor can they be deleted.Appearing in
    the directory: C:\Windows\Temp\_avast_Also note avast takes over
    your computer and cannot be removed without downloading another
    program from Avast.The processes cannot be terminated from task
    manager.Maybe it's time for Avast to change it's moniker from antivirus/security to install our trojan you dummy.the file:
    unp180199183.tmp containsa very nasty
    trojan:Backdoor.BDS/Daromec.A.5

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  • From Shadow@[email protected] to alt.comp.anti-virus,alt.comp.virus,comp.security.misc on Sat Sep 19 12:29:15 2020
    From Newsgroup: comp.security.misc

    On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:25:40 +0530 (IST), mail.zip2.in Anonymous
    Remailer <[email protected]> wrote:

    Avast is sending backdoor trojans with it's installs. Discovered by
    F-Prot, they cannot be removed nor can they be deleted.Appearing in
    the directory: C:\Windows\Temp\_avast_Also note avast takes over
    your computer and cannot be removed without downloading another
    program from Avast.The processes cannot be terminated from task >manager.Maybe it's time for Avast to change it's moniker from >antivirus/security to install our trojan you dummy.the file: >unp180199183.tmp containsa very nasty
    trojan:Backdoor.BDS/Daromec.A.5

    They've been profiling users and selling the info for years.
    Nothing new.
    []'s
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