False positive report: Ad-Aware 10.4 installer

Hi,

The Ad-Aware 10.4 installer is being reported as Win32/Opencandy by ESET/NOD 32.

The installer can be downloaded here: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Free-Antivirus/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?tag=main;pop

A few emails have been sent to samples@eset.com already, but might have been blocked.

Can you please review it as soon as possible?

Thanks!

Andy

 

The CNET installer is bundled with OpenCandy and is correctly detected as a PUA.

 

Hi there,

Can I ask you to check again? The installer is not bundled with OpenCandy.

Thanks.

Andy

 

Adaware_Installer, 5.8 MB of OpenCandy. You might want to ask CNET why they are bundling your product with junk.
Compare to http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ad-Aware_Free_Antivirus_d5947.html - 17.5 MB (not detected)

 

Hi stackz,

When you run the installer, an OpenCandy isn't offered or installed, however, the installer contains a bunch of strings that, I guess, are being detecting as OpenCandy (even though we instructed CNET not to bundle the installer with it).

Now I look like a tool

Off to yell at CNET.

Cheers!

Andy