False positive?

[Sop]

File name:

\My Documents\Downloads\UXPatcher\UXTheme Multi-Patcher 7.1.exe
Threat name: Win32.Pasta.lvb
Security level: Four bars
Category: Trojan
Description: This is a known Trojan/Backdoor. It is recommend that you quarantine this threat.


AVG
Yes, I know AVG sucks but... Just to be safe.

 

[Joe88]

its on softpedia and other sites so its safe
scanned it with symantec and nothing came up

 

[Deleted-273695]

Delete it?
If you can't do it in safe mode...

 

[Sop]

its on softpedia and other sites so its safe
scanned it with symantec and nothing came up

Well, I downloaded it off Softpedia.

 

[CannonFoddr]

Usually if I get anything like that - I would usually upload it & try it out @ http://virscan.org/

It'll check it against a LOT of virus scanners (37 last count) - & if only 1-2 results come up as a virus, I would say it's most probably is a 'false positive'

on the other hand, if you get more than that (a lot more) then I would suspect the file IS a virus

 

[Hakoda]

Off-topic: How's it goin Cannon?
On-topic: add it to AVG exception to prevent it from popping up again, sounds fine to me.

 

[Sop]

Scanner results : 16% Scanner(s) (6/37) found malware!

 

[lemmymet]

This application change important files from windows to change your theme, this can cause that virus scanner want to block this(yes uxtheme multi-patcher uses a backdoor to make your winxp not ugly anymore)
It is safe, but if it`s gonna wrong then you can`t boot windows anymore(2,5% of the users get problems with uxpatcher but that 2,5% are n00bs)

 

[CannonFoddr]

Off-topic: How's it goin Cannon?

How's what goin ???

 

[Hakoda]

Off-topic: How's it goin Cannon?

How's what goin ???

Off-topic: I meant life in general.

 

[MaxNuker]

Try www.virustotal.com

i always use it to check downloaded files that are less then 20MB in size... it tests it through 42 anti virus if im not failing

 

[Deleted-236924]

This application change important files from windows to change your theme, this can cause that virus scanner want to block this(yes uxtheme multi-patcher uses a backdoor to make your winxp not ugly anymore)
It is safe, but if it`s gonna wrong then you can`t boot windows anymore(2,5% of the users get problems with uxpatcher but that 2,5% are n00bs)

Pretty much the same as process.exe

 

[CannonFoddr]

Off-topic: How's it goin Cannon?

How's what goin ???

Off-topic: I meant life in general.

Not too bad - can't complain (much)

 

[Skyline969]

I know you've mentioned AVG sucks in your post, but... why AVG?

 

[keasy]

Use sandboxie for any app/download you have doubts about.

That way you're safe as safe can be.