ESS Error with Japan Sudden Attack...

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  1. icekiller

    icekiller Registered Member

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    Im trying to play Sudden Attack the FPS game thats in Japanese, When I go to update I keep getting this error.

    Im on Virus DB - 3662


    Any idea mates?
     
  2. Kayracc

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    send them the link

    but it's detecting the packer, meaning it's not malicious, it just uses the same packer that many malicious programs use to hide themselves
     
  3. Marcos

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    You have enabled potentially unwanted applications. The file detected is packed with Themida, a packer that is often misused by malware to evade detection. If you are certain that a file detected as a potentially unsafe/unwanted application is downloaded by legit software, simply exclude it from detection. V4 will alert you with a yellow alert window in the case of usafe/unwanted applications and will always offer you an action to take (e.g. Disconnect / No action).
     
  4. elapsed

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    A better option would be to exclude that game from http filtering, put a cross in it in web browsers. Although I'm not sure if it's such a great idea false positive wise to be detecting anything packed this way, that's ESET's choice.
     
  5. Marcos

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    To puth things right, if the vendors were building Themida-packed applications properly, they wouldn't be detected. Oreans, the vendor of Themida, already agreed with the rules for Themida detection. It's not at all that every Themida-packed file is reported as an unwanted application ;)
     
  6. icekiller

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    Could you further explain how to do this?
     
  7. Marcos

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    If you develop applications and use Themida to protect them, please PM me with a link to the website where the application can be downloaded from and we'll provide you with more details.
     
  8. icekiller

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    It won't let me send a Pm, Im currently at school but the games website is at
    "suddenattack.redbanana.jp"
    the game is in Japanese FYI. Since I cannot send a pm could you please post details on how to allow the game. Thanks Marcos

    -Justin
     
  9. Marcos

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    Since you're referring to that game and not your own application packed with Themida, I can only suggest you the following:
    - disable unwanted applications. You must have enabled them intentionally during installation and thus you agreed with detection of packers often misused by malware as well.
    - exclude that url and the whole game folder from scanning
     
  10. icekiller

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