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Unread postby denis-z12 » August 11th, 2019, 4:52 pm

There is this game that I want to play badly. It is an old game and hard to find. Any copies I find on the internet seem infected with malware or they could be false positives since anti virus software tag them as malware.

In any case I dont want to risk it and install potential malware on my system.
Does anyone here inspect files if they are infected with malware and unsafe to use?
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Re: Need help with checking if this is malware

Unread postby Gary R » August 12th, 2019, 4:05 am

If you want to scan a file for malware prior to installing it, go to .... https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload .... and upload the file for scanning.

It will be scanned by a number of different AV programs (currently about 65), and when complete the results of those scans will be displayed.
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Re: Need help with checking if this is malware

Unread postby denis-z12 » August 12th, 2019, 4:16 am

Thanks Gary R I have already done that. Some AV vectors detect the files but I dont know if they are false positives or actual malware.
That is why I though that there must be some users who can help me with that.
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Re: Need help with checking if this is malware

Unread postby Gary R » August 12th, 2019, 7:13 am

If you give me a link to your VirusTotal results I'll be happy to look them over and see what they tell.
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Re: Need help with checking if this is malware

Unread postby denis-z12 » August 12th, 2019, 5:53 pm

It is no longer needed. I managed to find another source.
Thanks.
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Re: Need help with checking if this is malware

Unread postby Gary R » August 13th, 2019, 12:49 am

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