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phoenixtech

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

16 Jun 2009 at 04:56 - 1

Running comodo internet security, gw.exe was just alerted to contain a virus, I doubt it's a true virus since there weren't any alerts yesterday, but would like to know if anyone else got the same issue.

Kumu Honua

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

16 Jun 2009 at 05:23 - 2

Gw.tmp was what threw the false positive. Only a heuristic warning. No virus in it. Just add to the excluded lists.

Assasin Foxx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Farming Boxes At Morning [cDx]

W/

16 Jun 2009 at 06:17 - 3

Nop have not got it, probably fake.

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

16 Jun 2009 at 07:12 - 4

Yeah, I got the same message when I tried Comodo. I wound up ditching it and using something else because of a few false positives, and the fact that the firewall can't understand that "no" means "NO!"

What's funny is that before I even clicked to read this thread I thought out loud, "I bet he has Comodo AV."

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

16 Jun 2009 at 08:43 - 5

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i with dat 5647: No virus detected
Eset Smart Security 3: No virus detected

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

16 Jun 2009 at 11:20 - 6

If you wish to use freeware then I suggest one of the "3 A's)

Avast
Avira
AVG

in that order...

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

16 Jun 2009 at 15:55 - 7

It's a false positive. Ditch Comodo's crapware av and use avast.

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

16 Jun 2009 at 16:27 - 8

Maybe a slight explanation is in order.

Comodo's firewall is GREAT!
Comodo's AV is CRAP!

Don't let the one put you off of the other.

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

16 Jun 2009 at 22:28 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyper.nl

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i with dat 5647: No virus detected
Eset Smart Security 3: No virus detected

please tell me you dont use any of them you might think about the three a's like elder suggested. i personally like avast but have heard great things about the other two and they are free

Introverted Dimensions

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

17 Jun 2009 at 03:22 - 10

Nothing on this end

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

17 Jun 2009 at 05:48 - 11

ESET Nod32 Antivirus: No threats found.
Malware Bytes: No infected objects found

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

22 Jun 2009 at 07:30 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick1027

please tell me you dont use any of them

I use both of them.

(Eset at home, McAfee at work)

Quote:

you might think about the three a's like elder suggested. i personally like avast but have heard great things about the other two and they are free

I have no need for the free versions. While they may be good enough, there are payware programs that have characteristics that the free programs cannot match.

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

23 Jun 2009 at 02:05 - 13

yes and they both get lower ratings from all the test sites ive seen making them total garbage the free ones offer more services you can pay for and do a way better job

Chthon

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Apr 2007

23 Jun 2009 at 02:20 - 14

Virus alert? No.

But sometimes Comodo (firewall) catches it trying to install hooks into whatever's running at the time. I suspect it's looking for cheat programs.

And I happen to agree that Comodo's AV sucks. Get Avira.