CVE
- Id
- 1697
- CVE No.
- CVE-2000-0119
- Status
- Candidate
- Description
- The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
- Phase
- Proposed (20000208)
- Votes
- ACCEPT(2) Cole, Wall | MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(1) Baker | REVIEWING(1) Christey
- Comments
- Christey> ADDREF BID:956 | | A followup post on Feb 8 by Paul L Schmehl claims that this | would not work, because the anti-virus checkers would | activate if the user attempts to execute the program. | Frech> XF:win-trojan-detection-bypass | Much earlier possible reference at NTBugtraq Mailing List, Wed, 22 Dec 1999 | 20:37:43 -0800, "Bypass Virus Checking under 95/98/NT" at | http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9912&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=6030 | CHANGE> [Cole changed vote from REVIEWING to ACCEPT] | Christey> NTBUGTRAQ:19991222 Bypass Virus Checking under 95/98/NT | http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9912&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=6030
