Downloading Latest Version of Winzip

Discussion in 'ESET NOD32 Antivirus' started by BeanCounter, Apr 30, 2012.

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  1. BeanCounter

    BeanCounter Registered Member

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    Attempts to download the latest version of Winzip from:

    http://www.winzip.com/tmm-update.htm

    are blocked by NOD32 BE 4.2.76.0 (signature 7096) for multiple unspecified reasons.
     
  2. Janus

    Janus Registered Member

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    Hey BeanCounter
    Eset blocks the download because it detects potentially unwanted programs, (A potentially unwanted application is a program that contains adware, installs toolbars or has other unclear objectives) I have taken some screen captures of the programs Eset detects in the download.
     

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  3. ESS3

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    Kaspersky Security scan - Win32/Fake AV. 100%! :D :)
     
  4. BeanCounter

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    Thanks. It would have been nice if NOD32 had provided some more detail on why the download was blocked
     
  5. xxJackxx

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    Details would be nice but I doubt they will be added any time soon. The complexity of doing so would probably cause more problems that it solved. I vote for it if it is reasonable to do so.

    As far as WinZip is concerned, I am really unhappy with this. I bought a "lifetime" license 15 years ago and then the company changed hands. Now it's an annual subscription. As if that wasn't bad enough, they add crapware to the installer. I could understand if it were freeware. But it isn't. :mad:
     
  6. agoretsky

    agoretsky Eset Staff Account

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    Hello,

    When ESET's software is configured to detect potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), it typically does identify the exact PUA found when scanning a file. However, if the file contains several different PUAs it will just report that multiple items were found, since the user interface does not currently have the ability to display a list of all of the detected objects.

    Regards,

    Aryeh Goretsky
     
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  7. Marcos

    Marcos Eset Staff Account

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    The detection is correct. The package contains 2 applications classified as potentially unwanted and the classification is correct. It's not FP.
     
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