BitDefender blocking it.

cDima / Aerial

Aerial Apple TV screen saver for Windows

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BitDefender blocking it. #9

Closed jasonycw closed 8 years ago

jasonycw commented 9 years ago

When I unzip the file, BitDefender immediately delete it. Although I can turn off BitDefender to run the screen saver, it is not possible to disable it every time I need a screen saver. Is there a work around to prevent that?

alistairmcmillan commented 9 years ago

11 out of 55 detectors from VirusTotal are reporting the screensaver as a Generic Trojan. :/ This doesn't necessarily mean anything. I've had similar problems in the past with screensavers I've developed myself.

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/bfcd7a249c1598cba889bc5c8ea6a0a28b4b3dda4d0e09037bf40bc34324d358/analysis/1446466986/

As far as BitDefender is concerned you can report the file to them as a false positive to have them update their definition files. http://www.bitdefender.com/support/what-to-do-when-bitdefender-detected-a-clean-file-as-infected-(false-positive)-851.html

I've submitted the screensaver to them. I'll update the call when I hear back from them.

cDima commented 9 years ago

And what happens if you compile from source?

jasonycw commented 9 years ago

Sadly, I don't have the tool to compile the code.

cDima commented 9 years ago

I've submitted the false positive to bitdefender, hopefully they will fix the error on their part.

alistairmcmillan commented 9 years ago

It's a pain in the backside but you might want to submit your screensaver to the other vendors who flag it as malicious, so they can update their definitions. Another company similar to VirusTotal has collected their contact pages here... https://www.opswat.com/blog/what-do-i-do-if-engine-detects-my-safe-file-threat