AVG 7.5 is reporting my Alt.Binz 0.25 install exe + uninst.exe as a virus (worm)

[BigWoop]

Like I said, the installation file for my Alt.Binz 0.25 and the uninst.exe in the install directory is detected as infected with a worm by AVG 7.5.

It's saying "Virus identified Worm/Generic.IMQ"

I didn't notice this before but it has been a while since last scanning, what's the probability that it's just an AVG error? Where could I find the correct MD5 sum for my uninst.exe? I'm sure for the intall file it's on the website, so I'll look there.

Otherwise I guess I'll re-download it and see if I get the same error.

[BigWoop]

Now I'm just a little bit worried.

I tried using winMD5sum to check the MD5 of my AltBinz installer, but it just says "invalid file"??

I deleted all those files that were infected anyway, and I'm going to re-download the installer and see if that's picked up as clean.

Is this kind of thing common enough? Could a worm have attacked me through Alt.Binz, infecting only the uninst.exe and the installer on my HD but not the actual program file itself?

[msnippe]

Alt.binz installer on the website does NOT contain a virus.

[BigWoop]

I was sure that it would be clean from the website.

I re downloaded it and as it finished the infected file was detected again. BUT, just after that a new AVG update became available, which I did, and now it is no longer detected as infected. So it looks like a false positive.

Plus I submitted the file to http://virusscan.jotti.org/ and it reported nothing.

[Hecks]

Honestly, do you think if the installer or anything to do with Alt.Binz 0.25.0 (10 months old now) contained a virus, it wouldn't have been reported before?

The golden rule: think twice, post once.

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