Does anyone know what the "Genius License Manager" is? My firewall linked it with MSN messenger.
possible virus or trojan?
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/possible virus or trojan? The only "Genius" company I can think of make mouses, I doubt the drivers for a mouse would need licensing. It sounds less than legit to me.
according to a Google search, what ever it is, it is known to use port 3005 for UDP traffic. Does it go away if you kill MSN messenger?
It doesn't show up in the task manager...
Scott, thats the same info i got. I couldn't get much else... Just blocked it anyway.
Scott, thats the same info i got. I couldn't get much else... Just blocked it anyway.
Well, some of the malware experts are saying it is not a trojan.
Although, I don't like the look of it - I wouldn't like it running, even if whatever it does is encrypted.
I first suspected it as being linked to a Genius product - such as a mouse - but I couldn't find a connection between the two.
A bit more investigating and I find that, although, it is a well know port assignment, it comes under 'Jakob Spies <Jakob.Spies@...;
http://genius.de/
Does this mean anything to you?
EDIT:
Because of the port number, then it is a 'registered' port - ie it is specific to these people - so unlikely to be malware, but I wouldn't trust it - coz it may be something new.
Although, I don't like the look of it - I wouldn't like it running, even if whatever it does is encrypted.
I first suspected it as being linked to a Genius product - such as a mouse - but I couldn't find a connection between the two.
A bit more investigating and I find that, although, it is a well know port assignment, it comes under 'Jakob Spies <Jakob.Spies@...;
http://genius.de/
Does this mean anything to you?
EDIT:
Because of the port number, then it is a 'registered' port - ie it is specific to these people - so unlikely to be malware, but I wouldn't trust it - coz it may be something new.
Hmmm, thanks for the additional info puki :o) I'll keep that sucker blocked ^_^ Cheers!
besides .de is germany and that's were all the hackers and teenage virus writers live.
That and Brazil...
I met a Brazil hacker once...I think...