What's going on with this case ?

szc · 2007-12-16T16:17:42.000Z

I finally switched from ATI to nVidia. I also got original “Company of Heroes” game (in its original package) bundled with my new video card.

Few minutes ago I tried installing this game, and this is what avast! popped out with as soon as I clicked INSTALL button.

Malware type: Joke/Hoax

???

Anyone has any idea what’s going on here?

Thanks in advance!

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/f8c4ee1d3f.jpg

DavidR · 2007-12-16T16:24:16.000Z

I would check it at virustotal.

polonus · 2007-12-16T16:37:36.000Z

Halio SasH,

This is the info on this medium risk one:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/item/8791/JOKEOpenwid.html

But in a Polish thread on this find, I found this: “Skoro z 32 skanerów tylko Avast wykrył w tym pliku wirusa, myślę że jest to fałszywy alarm.” And when we translate this in English we read: “According to 32 scanners (of Virustotal) only Avast detected a virus with this file, I think this is an F.P.”
Well you could do as DavidR said, but I think send the file to avast as a possible False Positive.

pozdravi,

pol

bob3160 · 2007-12-16T16:41:31.000Z

Since a search for “Company of Heroes” shoes nothing but safe sites and,
since you’ve got an original CD, I’d consider this a “false positive”

(Exclude it in your settings)

Unfortunately these things always seem to happen on weekends when most
people from Alwil aren’t here.

szc · 2007-12-16T18:27:41.000Z

DavidR post:2:

I would check it at virustotal.

Here… I guess it’s safe… it looks like another false positive for avast!

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.e2b8f0a20a.jpg

system · 2007-12-16T18:59:01.000Z

Another FP. Did you send the file to alwil ?

BTW How’s the game like ? The new graphics card running it well i presume ?

system · 2007-12-16T19:05:22.000Z

Nvidia the best for games as you can tell in my signature Sasha-enjoy the new graphics card and get somes game for the children to play as well

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DavidR · 2007-12-16T19:21:17.000Z

SasH post:5:

DavidR post:2:

I would check it at virustotal.

Here… I guess it’s safe… it looks like another false positive for avast!

It certainly looks that way, add to exclusions lists and send sample to virus @ avast dot com if you haven’t done so already.

szc · 2007-12-16T19:40:17.000Z

Done two seconds ago!

Thanks people!

DavidR · 2007-12-16T21:20:10.000Z

Hopefully it will be quickly resolved.

SpeedyPC · 2007-12-17T02:47:16.000Z

I love my Asus 8800 GTX Nvidia card playing Call of Duty 3 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o…love being a sniper blowing somebody brains out…one shot & one kill ;D

Did I just shot Notorn in the head

system · 2007-12-17T04:17:02.000Z

SpeedyPC post:11:

I love my Asus 8800 GTX Nvidia card playing Call of Duty 3 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o…love being a sniper blowing somebody brains out…one shot & one kill ;D

Did I just shot Notorn in the head

Call of Duty 3 is for consoles only, no pc version … But yeah they’re great games, just finished COD4 single player, great game altough i missed the WWII theme abit.

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