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Trojan:Win32/Critet.BS - False positive from Defender?
fabrikator:
OK all you tweaking virus experts, I think I'm back in the right place now. I hit the wrong button last time and double posted. Sorry !
We can all carry on about all the virus protection programs giving out false positives, but I'd like Shane or jpm to ponder this :
Why does v4.0.15 get flagged for the Critet virus but v4.0.14 DOES NOT ?? Something ain't right
And to Boggin, Major Geeks should have v4.0.14. It works just fine.
fab
markus5664:
I have Two desktops both up to date and running windows10 and using windows defender anti-virus. My xps420 has no problem with 4.0.15 however, my xps8700 does. Both have the latest updates.(1.263.824). I have submitted the v4.0.15 file to Windows Defender Security Intelligence and am currently awaiting the result analysis. I believe trojan:win32/critet.bs may very well be a false positive. If I try to run 4.0.14 I still show a false positive on my 8700 however, if I download 3.9.32 I have no problem with it. I hope Defender can give a definitive cause. My problems began on 3/17/18 with windows defender security update 1.263.730, prior to that the new 4.0.15 ran great.
Boggin:
Thanks for your input to this thread.
markus5664:
Received clean bill of health from Defender. Updated to 1.263.830.0 per instructions however, still fails showing error with irsetup.exe, defender does not like this installer. In safe mode w/networking I can download program and run it with no problem. I can also shut down defender's malware and use malwarebytes instead. I choose not to white list and will wait to see what happens. I will use safe mode w/networking to run tweaking which is how you are to run it in the first place.
ergo:
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A few years back McAfee released a Definitions update that blocked Internet connectivity - are you saying that the ISPs should have changed the way they delivered broadband - because that is the equivalent of the now WD and MSE Definitions vs WR.
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Sorry, Bloggin, I probably referred to the wrong company. I meant to say the Kaspersky virus program is considered unsafe. It's a rather bizarre story. The U.S. government is now banning its use in the federal government. Ironically, it was Michael Flynn (who had the honor of being fired as a security expert by both Obama and Trump) who a number of years ago flagged it as unsafe and increasing the risk of being hacked. After Obama fired him, Flynn then started working for Kaspersky - who among other things is closely tied to Putin. A couple of months ago 60 minutes interviewed Kaspersky in Russia about the evidence they were hacking the US. What a perfect scheme - sell a virus checker that scans every file in your computer.
And Boggin please don't think I am blasting you over what to do about the virus problem. Windows 10 won't let me install Tweaker and I am absolutely not comfortable white listing a program given examples such as the one I mentioned (Kaspersky). I'm not saying that you should be responsible, just that we should not be responsible. I can't install or use Tweaker, but I'd just let the license lapse rather than spending a ton of time dealing with Microsoft over the issue.
I'm getting confused by this user interface, I hope I haven't sent a double - I can't find my first response
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