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[sumangalam]

Hello,

As I try to download the new EXE (3.0.7), I get message that the file is infected with win32/adclicker.jo virus.

With regards

Sanjiv Bansal

[chrroe]

This must be a false positive!

If you are unsure wether your anti-virus program works correctly, then try scanning the file at a site like http://virusscan.jotti.org .

There it has found no infection for BCompareSetup_080919.exe ...

Bye
Christoph

[Chris]

Hello Sanjiv,

This is a false positive, the file is not infected. We scan every release of Beyond Compare with McAfee Anti-Virus, and it reported the Beyond Compare installer as safe.

We also scan every release using the scanning service at www.virustotal.com. It scans with 36 different anti-virus products. Of 36 products, it currently reports one false positive for "Win32/Adclicker.JO" from the "eTrust-Vet" scanner. You can see the virus scanning results here.

The installer from our web site is safe to install on your computer. If you have any questions, please let us know.

[sumangalam]

Thanks

Thanks Friends,

I can trust your judgement and knowledge, However my computer is not allowing download and access to this file.

Further, can you please suggest one Anti-virus for SOHO pcs (Presently, I use CA Anti-virus)

With regards

Sanjiv Bansal

[Michael Bulgrien]

If no one reports the false positive, then CA won't know to fix it...

Actually, eTrust is my favorite SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) solution...partially because the version I use (7.0) has a simple interface and does not require annual renewals. Since eTrust 7.0 is nearing the end of it's life-cycle, however, I'll need to start evaluating alternatives.

McAfee is certainly a leading product... but I haven't always liked McAfee, and despise most products that require annual renewal.

In 2007, CNET gave Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 Editor's Choice status for "best value and performance". As an occasional Apple user, I purchased a Parallel's package that included Acronis Imaging software and Kaspersky Anti-Virus at a huge discount, so at this point, I'll probably go with them when eTrust is no longer recieving signature updates.

[Michael Bulgrien]

Looks like CNET chose Kaspersky for 2008 as well...

http://reviews.cnet.com/1990-6600_7-6768133-1.html

[Chris]

I did submit a false positive report to Computer Associates. Hopefully they will release an update to their virus definitions soon.

[sumangalam]

Thanks for guidance

Thanks friends,

Sanjiv Bansal.

[Pete]

Something does seem strange with BC3. After installation, Windows Defender spends up to 15 seconds of 100% CPU to scan the runtime exe every time I start BC3 (well it did until I excluded it from scanning). Perhaps BC3 uses a "packer" or some similar thing that malware also uses (even though BC3 is not malware).

[Chris]

Hi Pete,

It might just require a definition update for Windows Defender. We don't have any spyware or malware in BC, but over the years we've had quite a few different anti-virus vendors give false positives when scanning BC.

We have a list of anti-virus false positives at the following link:
http://www.scootersoftware.com/suppo...z=kb_virus.php