PostgreSQL8.3 keystroke logging warning

[joeyjo3joE]

Hi

I have PC Tools Spyware Doctor and today when running PT3 with PostgreSQL8.3 it flashed a warning that C:\PROGRAM FILES\POSTGRESQL\8.3\BIN\POSTGRES.EXE was logging keystrokes. I quarantined the file and now obviously cannot use PT unless I remove POSTGRES.EXE from quarantine which I am not willing to do given the warning.

I used the 60 day trial and have been using the purchased version for about a week without this occurring.

Is Spyware Doctor misinterpreting some other action by postgres.exe? Why would this occur now and not before?

Please help as PT is obv dead without postgres.exe.

Thanks

[kraada]

I haven't heard of any warnings about PostgreSQL doing any keylogging. I've also never heard of Spyware Doctor. I'd encourage you to contact Spyware Doctor to see if this is a known false positive.

You can reinstall PostgreSQL from the PostgreSQL website and you can be sure there is no keylogging built into it.

[jungleman]

i also just got this report, was just about to post

i also, use vista and spywaredoctor O_o

[kraada]

That seems likely that it's a false positive from them, then. One person could have gotten PostgreSQL randomly hijacked but I think it's highly unlikely to happen independently to two people. I recommend contacting them directly so that they get this fixed quickly.

[joeyjo3joE]

Thanks, I've emailed them and will wait to see what they come back with. I just deleted PostgreSQL and noted that the folder was 1.2 gig, but definitely don't remember downloading anywhere near this to install the program. Is something wrong here?

[WhiteRider]

Postgres is the database that PT3 uses to store it's data, so the folder will get bigger as more information is added.