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Threat with no filename/path, can't be removed. So what do I do?

clemactica

I occassionally get entries like this in my log:

com.sophos.intercheck: 2013-09-20 13:17:37 -0400 Threat: 'Mal/DrodZp-A' detected in
com.sophos.intercheck: Access to the file denied
com.sophos.intercheck:

There is no filename/path ("detected in" is all the log says -- eol) so I can't view in finder and attempts to remove hang/fail as would be expected. If I remove from the quarantine list, it'll just show up again later.

I have Time Machine/Time Capsule and I suspect it's something in a backup file on that volume but that's just my wild guess -- it is weird that Sophos finds it, doesn't/can't indicate the location, offers removal as an option, but is unable to remove it.

  1. Anyone have any insight into what this is (the "no file/path" aspect of the result, not the trojan itself)?
  2. Recommended course of action?

I've searched a bunch on this forum and haven't seen a definitive explanation for the null filename/path.

Thanks!

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    tc485 wrote:

    Hi,

    Has there been any follow-up to this situation? Has anyone else had this problem?


    I have the identical problem. Like you I'm guessing it is related to Time Machine. It's very frustrating because it keeps coming back but I can't clean it up. It's starting to feel like spam. Moreover, I have the auto threat clean-up option set so it should be deleting the threat when it finds it, yet it isn't. I'd really like to get this resolved. Did you ever find a resolution?

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    tc485 wrote:

    Hi,

    Has there been any follow-up to this situation? Has anyone else had this problem?


    I have the identical problem. Like you I'm guessing it is related to Time Machine. It's very frustrating because it keeps coming back but I can't clean it up. It's starting to feel like spam. Moreover, I have the auto threat clean-up option set so it should be deleting the threat when it finds it, yet it isn't. I'd really like to get this resolved. Did you ever find a resolution?

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