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MSE says: Virus in beta client

birdycephonbirdycephon Member UncommonPosts: 1,314
in Final Fantasy XIV

Microsoft Security Essentials is detecting a virus in one of the beta update files. Could be a false positive, anyone know?


Category: Virus



Description: This program is dangerous and replicates by infecting other files.



Recommendation: Remove this software immediately.



Microsoft Security Essentials detected programs that may compromise your privacy or damage your computer. You can still access the files that these programs use without removing them (not recommended). To access these files, select the 'Allow' action and click 'Apply actions'. If this option is not available, log on as administrator or ask the local administrator for help.



Items:

file:C:...SquareEnixFINAL FANTASY XIV Beta Versiondata8CD302D.DAT.tmp2

Comments

  • RajenRajen Member Posts: 689

    Make sure you got a legit client from SE, I have MSE and it hasn't found anything...

  • birdycephonbirdycephon Member UncommonPosts: 1,314

    Looks like there's a thread about it on the beta forums.

  • randomtrandomt Member UncommonPosts: 1,220

    T'is possible that you have something already, that was hiding from MSE, and while installing the beta client, it went and put itself on it, causing MSE to pick it up

    Who knows..

  • BelarionBelarion Member Posts: 570

    M$ CON ZPEAR ACEE!!!!

    I love snails.
    I love every kinda snail.
    I just want to hug them all, but I cant.
    Cant hug every snail.

  • VercinVercin Member UncommonPosts: 369

    No problem here with trend micro and malwarebytes.

    The Stranger: It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid.

  • DerrosDerros Member UncommonPosts: 1,216

    also getting a MSE warning when installing the update.

  • F1504u2nvF1504u2nv Member UncommonPosts: 3

    Got the same warning as well with MSE. It also stopped the installer right at the end and closed it down so I have to do it all over again. Wondering right now if I let MSE clean it will it screw up the client.

  • geldonyetichgeldonyetich Member Posts: 1,340

    False positives happen a lot.  When you're getting the file straight from Square-Enix via their patch server, chances are you're in the clear.  On the other hand, if you downloaded your client from some third party, it's entirely possibly they slipped something in.

  • BloodaxesBloodaxes Member EpicPosts: 4,662

    Only MSE has this detection from what I have read on other sites.

    The one I downloaded a guy said he detected a virus with MSE but avira didn't detect anything, neither iobit security 360 pro version and now scanning with windows defender and avira full scan nearly done but atm no warrnings/virus found.

    I'm more inclined that it's a false warning but who knows?


  • toddzetoddze Member UncommonPosts: 2,150

    IF you dl'ed from a torrent this is what you possibly get. All kinds of fun stuff could be embeded in your files. I never dl games anywhere other than trusted sources. It may take longer but i know its safe.

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  • ShadewalkerShadewalker Member Posts: 299

    Seems to me that the people getting these reports need to confirm where they downloaded the beta client from.

  • ChirugaiChirugai Member UncommonPosts: 304

    Please keep beta client issues to a single thread. Thanks!

     

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