I just downloaded SkypeSetup.exe from skype.com and on a scan with ClamWin I receive the following message:

SkypeSetup.exe: Trojan.Downloader-52394 FOUND
----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 401508
Engine version: 0.93.1
Scanned directories: 0
Scanned files: 1
Infected files: 1

Data scanned: 95.92 MB
Time: 53.406 sec (0 m 53 s)

Does SkypeSetup really have a trojan embedded in it? Thanks for your help.

JM

I refreshed the ClamWin database again today Aug 27 2008 and now ClamWin is no longer reporting the same SkypeSetup.exe binary as having the Trojan - hope that's a legit upgrade as I am about to install Skype with this SkypSetup.exe As another data point, I did use the online DrWeb antivirus scan and it too reported the SkypeSetup.exe as clean (https://www.drweb-online.com/en/virustest.html). Separate but related note, virustotal.com is another online virus scanner but it does not scan files larger than 10MB while Dr Web did not impose this limit on the SkypeSetup.exe (20+MB).

Hope this helps other people in the same situation.

JM