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Possible virus in the trainers on this site (may be false alarm)

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by SlickRCBD, Apr 8, 2009.

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    [​IMG] A couple years ago I downloaded the IWD2 trainer files from this site. Now, I just updated the definitions for AVG Antivirus Free Edition on my Windows 98SE computer and ran a full scan. It reported that both trainers were infected with possible trojan horses. I have subjected these files to scans with the same antivirus program for years, and nothing else was flagged by the antivirus software as infected.

    Can anybody else can confirm the results with AVG or another antivirus program?

    Here's a link to a screenshot of my antivirus scan:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10736018@N05/3424987938/
     
    SlickRCBD, Apr 8, 2009
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    It's pretty common to get false positives with game trainers. The programs monitor the game executables and modify things on-the-fly. In order to do this they have to use certain algorithms, and in many cases the heuristics of anti-virus programs will think these algorithms are similar to some trojans. Considering some of the trainers have been on the site for almost 10 years I seriously doubt they are real trojans without anyone having found out. Tal and the admins would have caught it straight away, and even if one had somehow slipped through there's a number of tech wizards on the boards would have got them.

    Of course, it always pays to be careful of the things you download from the internet. Trainers being infected with viruses or trojans has happened plenty of times. But if it's a trustworthy site like SP you can pretty much bet it's a false positive, especially if the file's been around for years.
     
    Ziad, Apr 8, 2009
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    False positives, as Ziad explained. Various virus scanners report false positives for any kind of game trainers all the time.
     
    Taluntain, Apr 9, 2009
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