Backdoor.Agent.Adv

bensun14 · 22nd February 2006, 16:25

I wrote a program using .NET and created an installer using NSIS. The Installer is being picked up by AntiVir as Backdoor.Agent.Adv

Anybody have an idea why?

Afrow UK · 22nd February 2006, 17:30

No doubt another false positive. NSIS installers seem to create a lot of these. Best thing to do is create a basic installer (e.g. compile an NSIS example script) and if that creates the false positive as well then you should contact the anti virus program company.

-Stu

23rd February 2006, 09:19

It's also a good thing to scan the installer with some online virus scan servise like http://virusscan.jotti.org/ to make sure it's false positive.

Especially a bit older NSIS versions gives lot of false positives so you might want to use latest NSIS version if you aren't using it already.

kichik · 23rd February 2006, 17:21

Also reported here:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index...49&atid=373085

22nd February 2006, 16:25	#1
bensun14 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Backdoor.Agent.Adv I wrote a program using .NET and created an installer using NSIS. The Installer is being picked up by AntiVir as Backdoor.Agent.Adv Anybody have an idea why?

23rd February 2006, 17:21	#4
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22nd February 2006, 17:30	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	No doubt another false positive. NSIS installers seem to create a lot of these. Best thing to do is create a basic installer (e.g. compile an NSIS example script) and if that creates the false positive as well then you should contact the anti virus program company. -Stu

23rd February 2006, 09:19	#3
?retsiger Guest Posts: n/a	It's also a good thing to scan the installer with some online virus scan servise like http://virusscan.jotti.org/ to make sure it's false positive. Especially a bit older NSIS versions gives lot of false positives so you might want to use latest NSIS version if you aren't using it already.