WinApe Virus?

HAL6128 · 13:47, 30 May 12

Quick question: my virus detection found a virus/malware (TROJ_DELF.EPQ) in WinApe's Updater application. Has somebody information about that? Is it ok or not ok?

Gryzor · 15:44, 30 May 12

Been using it for a while, I don't even recall getting a false positive. Could it have been infected by something else? Try downloading again to begin with...

Devilmarkus · 20:30, 30 May 12

Some antivirus progs. are stupid and see in emulators things like virusses, trojans etc....
Even AVIRA did not like JavaCPC Desktop.

Since I mailed this to AVIRA, it had not been reported again.

They mailed me:

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vielen Dank für Ihre Geduld.
Die uns vorliegende Datei wird von AntiVir fälschlicherweise als EXP/JAVA.Niabil.Gen gemeldet.
Hierbei handelt es sich allerdings um einen Fehlalarm, welcher mit einem der naechsten Updates von AntiVir berichtigt wird und somit die Fehlerkennung nicht mehr gemeldet wird.
Für Fragen stehen wir Ihnen gerne zur Verfügung.

McKlain · 09:01, 31 May 12

Avast seems to be the less "stupid" of all antivirus programs that I've tried.

HAL6128 · 09:52, 31 May 12

Thanks for your hints. I'm using "TREND Micro OfficeScan" and it found also a virus inside the "CPCE" DOS-Emulator, and the Internet-Website "WinApe.net" is dedicated with a "dangerous" risk-level??

Devilmarkus · 10:16, 31 May 12

Quote from: McKlain on 09:01, 31 May 12
Avast seems to be the less "stupid" of all antivirus programs that I've tried.

I removed Avast from my system as it wasnt able to startup properly anymore.
So i turned back to Avira.

Quote from: hal 6128 on 09:52, 31 May 12
Thanks for your hints. I'm using "TREND Micro OfficeScan" and it found also a virus inside the "CPCE" DOS-Emulator, and the Internet-Website "WinApe.net" is dedicated with a "dangerous" risk-level??

So I see: It's your lucky day

TotO · 12:54, 31 May 12

Finaly on PC, problems are anti-virus... Not virus!

McKlain · 12:59, 31 May 12

The problem is the same as always. Bad programmers

Devilmarkus · 16:40, 31 May 12

[troll]
I think, Executioner fu**s us all...
Too much WinApe usage will turn your PC into a C64

[/troll]

Executioner · 01:17, 01 June 12

My laptop has a bad virus called Norton 360 which gave false positives for WinAPE Update.exe. Which version of WinAPE did you software say had a virus?

HAL6128 · 06:12, 01 June 12

WinAPE20A18... (the latest)

Gryzor · 07:57, 01 June 12

Quote from: Executioner on 01:17, 01 June 12
My laptop has a bad virus called Norton 360 which gave false positives for WinAPE Update.exe. Which version of WinAPE did you software say had a virus?

Worst thing is, you can't even remove that one.

remax · 11:24, 03 June 12

Quote from: hal 6128 on 09:52, 31 May 12
Thanks for your hints. I'm using "TREND Micro OfficeScan" and it found also a virus inside the "CPCE" DOS-Emulator, and the Internet-Website "WinApe.net" is dedicated with a "dangerous" risk-level??

in CDWSDPMI.COM ? It's been ages since all my anti-virus reports it

No harm though

Optimus · 11:35, 03 June 12

Since a year or more my PC has not antivirus. I hated them. They always nag me about 4k intros on PC. They thought some of my own stuff have a virus too. Strangely enough, without antivirus I wasn't infected yet. If I see something strange (usually it's stupid pop ups, spyware) then I install one, I clean the shit, and then uninstall the antivirus too. My friends laugh about it, I just say it's like having sex without a protection

Octoate · 12:25, 03 June 12

In 2008 I had the same problem. Avira reported that the Update.exe contains a virus, I send the file to Avira and about an hour later I got a mail, that they have changed their signatures and won't detect this false positive anymore.

Btw, I checked the latest version of WinApe (Alpha 18) with Virus-Total and besides TrendMicro and Comodo, all virus scanner haven't detected a virus in it... You should report this false-positive to them...

Executioner · 02:55, 02 July 12

Quote from: Octoate on 12:25, 03 June 12
Btw, I checked the latest version of WinApe (Alpha 18) with Virus-Total and besides TrendMicro and Comodo, all virus scanner haven't detected a virus in it... You should report this false-positive to them...

Thanks Octoate, but, I've never heard of Virus-Total or Comodo, and wouldn't have the first clue how to report it to them. This needs to be done by people who have the problem. I think Optimus has the right idea. I wouldn't even use a virus scanner if it didn't come for free when I bought the computer.

TFM · 05:16, 02 July 12

Well, the crap that did come with my computer had false positives too. I deleted it quick and installed my favorite: Avira Free Antivirus

Gryzor · 15:20, 05 July 12

MS Security Essentials is surprisingly good, free, and lightweight...

Carnivius · 15:30, 05 July 12

Quote from: Gryzor on 15:20, 05 July 12
MS Security Essentials is surprisingly good, free, and lightweight...

Out of the various anti-virus programs I've used that's been the best for me. Hassle free, no real noticeable impact on my laptop's running (like some I've used that caused all sorts of cpu spikes) and has found a few nasty lil bits succesfully. Of course none of them are perfect.

khisanth · 22:03, 16 August 12

when i visit the winape website Norton DNS reports it as a known malicious web site!

TFM · 22:23, 16 August 12

Yes, because McAffe and Norton are the worst crap on earth. Get Kaspersky or Antivir ;-)

khisanth · 23:22, 16 August 12

I use MS Essentials free and lightweight. I use Norton DNS settings as it the quickest for where I am. Used to use OpenDNS.

TFM · 00:09, 17 August 12

Hmmm..... maybe it's possible to tell them that they are wrong, but I don't know their interface.

McKlain · 09:41, 17 August 12

I prefer Avast. Free too.

Gryzor · 12:24, 17 August 12

Antimalware Bytes or whatever it's called also blocks the Wiki. Those programs are a pain in the arse, really...

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