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jw232
December 26th, 2008, 06:12 PM
Nod32 gives me a lot of false positives on several applications where I use an "open containing folder" action. For example, in uTorrent, when I right-click a completed torrent and select "open containing folder", Nod32 gives the following alert message:

Object:
C:\temp\rdl11B6.tmp
Threat:
Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M worm
Information:
cleaned by deleting - quarantined

and instead of the correct folder being opened it goes to My Documents. Other programs that Nod32 does this with have a similar alert message. The object is always of type .tmp in C:\temp and the threat is always Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M worm. When I disable Nod32 the alert messages do not appear but My Documents is still opened instead of the correct folder. How can I fix this? Thanks.

funkydude
December 26th, 2008, 07:35 PM
Considering it's temp, I think you're actually infected with something...

jw232
December 26th, 2008, 09:23 PM
I ran Avira and AVG and they didn't say anything. And if it is a real virus, I'm suspicious why it only runs when "open containing folder" is clicked. Nothing showed up when I scanned the temp folder.

Mitjko
December 27th, 2008, 03:55 AM
It doesn't mean it is false positive. I had much trust in ESET NOD32, but now I'm disappointed. My friend call me and told me he found a virus with his Symantec antivirus in one file which I sent him. I upload file here:
http://virusscan.jotti.org/
and the results are in the attached file. If there are more than 5 positive, then you're probably infected.
Cheers

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