[triadtechtalk] False Positive results with MSE
- From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TriAdTech <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:15:53 -0500
TTT users,
An update on my use of MSE.
This problem occurred while using MSE but I guess it is applicable with
any of the anti virus programs.
Hopefully, if will be of some help to other less seasoned users.
I can sure say no one can say MSE doesn't find maleware.
It found about 10-15 files that it said ranged from severe to mildly
infected!
_*
The problem was most were from: *_
NirLauncher - Collection of more than 100 portable utilities from
*NirSoft -* _*http://launcher.nirsoft.net/*_
I knew NirLauncher was a reputable site but didn't know if the files the
MSE detected had somehow become infected.
I spent hours having MSE quarantining the many many items it ID ed as
viruses.
There were programs I had used for a long time like:
CurrPorts, ProduKey, ShellExView,etc;
_*NOTE:*_ _*See the entire list here*_:
*Anti virus"False Positive" Problems -
http://www.nirsoft.net/false_positive_report.html**
*
I guess the lesson is if a anti virus program find any infections they
should be sent to
*VirusTotal Web:http://tinyurl.com/2z9e5q <http://tinyurl.com/2z9e5q>*
to see if they really are infected files.
So now I have set MSE to Exclude these Files and Locations.
However, now I am wondering if simply removing these files is OK or if
it best to reinstall all of them?
Any help is appreciated.
Brian
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