Malwarebytes Anti-Malware's false positive

Viruses and worms
1

I just ran a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware after first updating it. It found an infection in an empty file. ;D ;D ;D C:\Program Files\ComPlus Applications

2

heh. that’s an odd one.

Maybe it just doesn’t like that entire directory? lol.

What did it say that it found (what was the exact infection)?.

3

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.36
Database version: 2022
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

4/21/2009 10:52:15 PM
mbam-log-2009-04-21 (22-52-02).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 71753
Time elapsed: 2 minute(s), 2 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 1
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
C:\Program Files\ComPlus Applications (Rogue.MalwareCleaner) → No action taken.

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

The folder/file is empty.

4

Report false positives:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=42

5

Somebody already did.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?s=b8a7c40d6fee229b3fcb3d55354999b8&showtopic=14470

6

Well, should be fixed soon I guess… (I mean, it’ll be fixed when you update)

Hi,

This is a confirmed False Positive and has been addressed with update 2023

Sorry for any inconvenience/alarm caused