hello i downloaded freeciv from ww.freeciv.org and avast home edition say me that :
Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen. {Other}” has been found in “Freeciv-2.0.9-win32-gtk2-setup.exe” file.
they say that most antivirus detect them as trojan because there is a client and a server in the package.
i think they are true
can you verify that ?
thanks for your product.
You could also check the offending/suspect file at: VirusTotal - Multi engine on-line virus scanner Or Jotti - Multi engine on-line virus scanner if any other scanners here detect them it is less likely to be a false positive. You can’t do this with the file in the chest, you will need to move it out.
If it is indeed a false positive, or because of what they say some AVs detect it and you are happy to accept their word and the possible risk, add it to the exclusions lists (Standard Shield, Customize, Advanced and Program Settings, Exclusions) and periodically check it (scan it in the chest), there should still be a copy in the chest even though you restored it to the original location. When it is no longer detected then you can also remove it from the Standard Shield and Program Settings, exclusions.
Also see (Mini Sticky) False Positives, how to report it to avast! and what to do to exclude them until the problem is corrected.
Whaoo !!!
yesterday i had sign of trojan-gen on the executable,
and today it’s okay, avast didn’t detect the program as virus again,
(and it is not, trust me, you can see sources, it’s a GPL program)
really quick answer to my problem.
thanks to the team
avast! (Alwil software) usually do respond promptly if a detection is shown to be incorrect.
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