'JS/Downloader.Agent' is it a threat?

[s.fowler]

Hi

I have the free edition of AVG AntiVirus software installed on my
computer. Recently it's indicated that I have a threat called 'JS/
Downloader.Agent' on my computer.

I'm not sure that this is really a threat at all. It may be just a
part of Javascript, I assume that's what the JS means.

Can anyone identify JS/Downloader.Agent ? I've searched the
Grisoft.com website and Googled quite a bit, but not found any hard
information either way.

Many thanks!

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

I have the free edition of AVG AntiVirus software installed on my
computer. Recently it's indicated that I have a threat called 'JS/
Downloader.Agent' on my computer.

I'm not sure that this is really a threat at all. It may be just a
part of Javascript, I assume that's what the JS means.

Of course it is "no part of Javascript", whatever you mean by that.

http://javascript.crockford.com/javascript.html

Can anyone identify JS/Downloader.Agent ? I've searched the
Grisoft.com website and Googled quite a bit, but not found any
hard information either way.

You have not googled enough.

http://www.google.com/search?q=JS/Downloader.Agent+lang:en&filter=0


PointedEars

 

[s.fowler]

Of course it is "no part of Javascript", whatever you mean by that.

http://javascript.crockford.com/javascript.html


You have not googled enough.

http://www.google.com/search?q=JS/Downloader.Agent+lang:en&filter=0

PointedEars
--
var bugRiddenCrashPronePieceOfJunk = (
    navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5') != -1
    && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1
)  // Plone, register_function.js:16

My apologies, I've since discovered that 'JS/Downloader.Agent' is a
Trojan that USES Javascript.