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| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 03/09/2016 at 13:30 #84482 | |
Richard42
45 posts |
I've just run update in SimSig Loader and one of the things it did was to update the Loader program itself to 4.5.12.0 My Avast anti-virus software now reports Loader as "possibly containing a very rare virus" and has sent it off to their virus lab - in the meantime it refuses to let me run the program. I know that I *can* override the block, but there's always the niggling doubt that there may indeed somehow be a virus. Whilst I wait for the automated Avast system to get back to me, has anyone seen this one and successfully navigated through it?!?
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| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 03/09/2016 at 14:10 #84483 | |
headshot119
4869 posts |
This is fairly common as AV software flags files that aren't downloaded often as possibly malicious. In the grand scheme of things SimSig isndow loaded by a very small number of people.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply |
| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 03/09/2016 at 14:20 #84485 | |
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JamesN
1608 posts |
" said:I've just run update in SimSig Loader and one of the things it did was to update the Loader program itself to 4.5.12.0 My Avast anti-virus software now reports Loader as "possibly containing a very rare virus" and has sent it off to their virus lab - in the meantime it refuses to let me run the program. I know that I *can* override the block, but there's always the niggling doubt that there may indeed somehow be a virus. Whilst I wait for the automated Avast system to get back to me, has anyone seen this one and successfully navigated through it?!?SimSig doesn't count as trusted software for the vast majority of AV programs, because in the grand scheme of things it doesn't get many downloads. In 15 years of using the software I have never encountered any Malware with any file download from this site, including the latest version of Loader. It is of course entirely your perogative whether you unblock the file or not, but personally I'd tell Avast to ignore it. I'm not sure what Avast's lab tests entail but I don't know how they intend to distinguish between a "very rare virus" and "very rare legitimate software" Log in to reply |
| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 03/09/2016 at 21:40 #84495 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
As an Avast user, I just received a message to say that the Loader was safe to use. Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |
| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 04/09/2016 at 01:43 #84500 | |
GeoffM
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That screenshot shows it as an unknown file, not one that "might contain a rare virus". Either it's detected the signature of a virus or it hasn't! As far as I know the "lab tests" consist of a quantity of users reporting it as ok or otherwise. "Community verification" might be a more accurate label if that is the case. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| SimSig Loader 4.5.12.0 blocked by Avast anti-virus 04/09/2016 at 07:45 #84501 | |
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Richard42
45 posts |
Geoff It was an earlier message that said the file "might contain a rare virus"; the screenshot I posted was the message I got whilst access to the file was blocked. Happily, like Barry, I eventually got the all-clear and can now use Loader again. Log in to reply |