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1273194 2012-05-02 04:47:00 Hi All
I downloaded superoneclick today, and it appears Avira Free Antivirus has taken a disliking to it. As I'm sure it's not a virus, how do I get Avira to ignore this one program

Thanks
Nick G (16709)
1273195 2012-05-02 05:22:00 Probably because its used for rooting android phones. Looks like you have to be careful, where you get this from Speedy Gonzales (78)
1273196 2012-05-02 05:36:00 Seems the ant-virus companies have taken upon themselves to label all kinds of things as malicious because they have potentially dodgy uses. Things like No-CD patches and keygens for example are usually flagged up despite posing no threat to your system. Possibly they are a source of actual malicious software on some occasions as well but I'm not sure that explains the false positives. I often used to crack my own legitimate games so I didn't need the CD to play, those crack files came up in all kinds of anti-virus and anti-spyware scans when I still had them. dugimodo (138)
1273197 2012-05-02 05:51:00 Seems the ant-virus companies have taken upon themselves to label all kinds of things as malicious because they have potentially dodgy uses. Things like No-CD patches and keygens for example are usually flagged up despite posing no threat to your system. Possibly they are a source of actual malicious software on some occasions as well but I'm not sure that explains the false positives. I often used to crack my own legitimate games so I didn't need the CD to play, those crack files came up in all kinds of anti-virus and anti-spyware scans when I still had them.

perhaps keygen's DO contain malicious code.
Why else would they put, sometimes a single install key inside an executable, rather than a txt file.
I doubt keygen's actually 'generate' keys, Id guess they just spit them out from a small list.

not that Ive ever used a keygen myself of course :lol: :lol: :lol:
And yes, In the distant past, games I'd bought would sometimes run alot better once cracked .
1101 (13337)
1273198 2012-05-02 06:09:00 Actually they do, even with your name. If whatever needs a name as well Speedy Gonzales (78)
1273199 2012-05-02 21:56:00 Hi All
I downloaded superoneclick today, and it appears Avira Free Antivirus has taken a disliking to it. As I'm sure it's not a virus, how do I get Avira to ignore this one program

Open Avira's configuration, go to System Scanner -> Scan -> Exceptions. Add an exception for your program.
Repeat the same steps for Guard as well.

Sorry don't have Avira in front of me to get these exactly right - copied & adjusted them from the Avira forum :)
autechre (266)
1273200 2012-05-02 22:03:00 perhaps keygen's DO contain malicious code.
Some do, but that'll be from the dodgy site/torrent/whereever you got it from. The vast majority of them are clean.


Why else would they put, sometimes a single install key inside an executable, rather than a txt file.
I doubt keygen's actually 'generate' keys, Id guess they just spit them out from a small list.

not that Ive ever used a keygen myself of course :lol: :lol: :lol:
I don't think i've seen one yet with just one key, unless it's tied to the name being registered. You can usually mash the button to spit out keys to your hearts content without seeing dupes.


And yes, In the distant past, games I'd bought would sometimes run alot better once cracked.
Thats still the case today with a lot of games requiring always-on internet and various other forms of DRM.
autechre (266)
1273201 2012-05-03 03:23:00 Seems the ant-virus companies have taken upon themselves to label all kinds of things as malicious because they have potentially dodgy uses.

Actually, no.
It's often because of the way the exes have been packaged. I get it with some friends code he wrote for me.....it didn't used to get flagged, last year it has.
pctek (84)
1273202 2012-05-03 08:03:00 @autechre
Thanks a lot.
Nick G (16709)
1273203 2012-05-03 13:04:00 Probably because its used for rooting android phones. Looks like you have to be careful, where you get this from

*cough*:blush:

If you do that, will your phone still respect you in the morning?

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :devil
Billy T (70)
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