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TTC client gives a serious virus warning - anyone else ?
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Tamriel Trade Center client has been blocked and deleted by my anti-virus right now and forced a system restart.
Anyone else has ever experienced something similar? My AV is normally not overreacting, but one never know of course
*typo corrected*
Edited by woufff on April 2, 2018 3:23PM Anyone else has ever experienced something similar? My AV is normally not overreacting, but one never know of course
*typo corrected*
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Streega✭✭✭✭✭
✭Probably Kaspersky, which is a malware itself
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✭Been using kaspersky for ages now and always virus free. But sometimes it will say something has a virus if its logging alot of data like ttc does (the exe file you need to upload stuff). You just gotta create an exeptionrule in kaspersky. Rather be overprotective then losing all data to a virus!
Edit for typosEdited by Huyen on April 2, 2018 3:59PMHuyen Shadowpaw, dedicated nightblade tank - PS4 (Retired)
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woufff✭✭✭✭Thanks all and indeed I‘m running Kasperski, shoudn‘t I?PC/EU&NA - Redguard Nightblade - Grand Master Crafter - Explorer of Tamriel & Skyrim - Playing Starfield (and awaiting TES VI ^^)0
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✭✭✭✭✭Been using kaspersky for ages now and always virus free. But sometimes it will say something has a virus if its logging alot of data like ttc does (the exe file you need to upload stuff). You just gotta create an exeptionrule in kaspersky. Rather be overprotective then losing all data to a virus!
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That's all well and good assuming you can tell the difference between a genuine finding and a false positive. Personally, I have always ditched those anti-virus programs that kept throwing up false positives and were expecting me to run security software with half the hard drive covered by exceptions!0 -
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Indeed.
Not only that, but several US agencies such as the FBI, NSA and CIA all strongly advise you do not use it. The entire US government phased out the use of Kaspersky and outright banned the use of the software on government and military computers in December 2017.
If the government and military don't trust it, should you?PC-NA Goat - Bleat Bleat Baaaa3 -
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✭I stay away from anything that requires me to run an executable BEFORE logging into the game. That's how accounts get compromised. Keyloggers.
And yes, Kaspersky is crap for anti-virus.0 -
AlienatedGoat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I stay away from anything that requires me to run an executable BEFORE logging into the game. That's how accounts get compromised. Keyloggers.
And yes, Kaspersky is crap for anti-virus.
TTC is safe to run. It even states in the FAQ that any AV flags are a false positive.PC-NA Goat - Bleat Bleat Baaaa0 -
Draghorn✭I've fallen back to using Microsoft's anti-virus. (Windows Defender. I think it is built into Windows 10 at this point.) All the other anti-viruses were throwing false positives often enough that I just couldn't trust when they warned me about anything.
In my experience Windows Defender is much less prone to throw false positives, so if it does find something I take it a lot more serious.Draghorn - The Business Dragon (Platform: NA-PC)0 -
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✭I stay away from anything that requires me to run an executable BEFORE logging into the game. That's how accounts get compromised. Keyloggers.
And yes, Kaspersky is crap for anti-virus.
Kaspersky is actually not bad it has high scores for detection. I think it's just gotten recently bad press because it is "russian".2 -
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It's safe now, but what's stopping the mod author from 'selling' it to someone else and they start using it as a keylogger.0 -
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It's safe now, but what's stopping the mod author from 'selling' it to someone else and they start using it as a keylogger.
Yeah never use exe's for addons0 -
MLGProPlayer✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Probably Kaspersky, which is a malware itself
Kaspersky is my favourite free AV. Unless you work for the US government and have sensitive data saved to your harddrive, you're fine. It has the best AV database scores along with Bitdefender.
It's also the only free AV I've tried that doesn't have intrusive popups every few hours (they only popup once every 2 weeks maybe, and only on startup). Avast was a nightmare, for example. The popups trying to entice me to upgrade would come up multiple times in a single day, even minimizing my games as they pop up. Avira and Bitdefender aren't much better.Edited by MLGProPlayer on April 2, 2018 8:42PM0 -
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Indeed.
Not only that, but several US agencies such as the FBI, NSA and CIA all strongly advise you do not use it. The entire US government phased out the use of Kaspersky and outright banned the use of the software on government and military computers in December 2017.
If the government and military don't trust it, should you?
The government and military don't trust it because they think the Russians will use it for espionage purposes. If you aren't a government worker or a member of the military, what do you have to fear? The UK government said it was perfectly safe for home users and non-governental organizations.
It's legitimately one of the best performing AVs on the market and probably the least intrusive. I don't see any reason not to use it as a home user. My alternatives are all inferior products.
Your only real alternative is Windows Defender, but that's really not good enough if you do a lot of dodgy things on the internet.Edited by MLGProPlayer on April 2, 2018 8:44PM2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I stay away from anything that requires me to run an executable BEFORE logging into the game. That's how accounts get compromised. Keyloggers.
And yes, Kaspersky is crap for anti-virus.
Kaspersky is actually not bad it has high scores for detection. I think it's just gotten recently bad press because it is "russian".
There was also the incident where it exfilled a ton of classified data off a contractor's system. There are trust issues that haven't been fully addressed with Kaspersky, and that's not simply because, "is Russian," but digs into some of the behavior the systems engage in.1 -
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While true, I think going to a program's FAQ for verification that it's safe to run is kind of like going up to a suspected scammer and asking "Are you going to scam me?"
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While true, I think going to a program's FAQ for verification that it's safe to run is kind of like going up to a suspected scammer and asking "Are you going to scam me?"
Same goes for all AV's tbh, no AV is safe including Windows Defender most of all1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Hmmm I’m using Bitdefender due to a sale and it seems fine-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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Sordidfairytale✭✭✭✭✭With regards to the TTC client, check several independent verifiers with something like this. If you're in doubt, don't use it. I myself haven't experienced what you're describing. But thank you still for bringing this news to the community. I'll double check my system when I get home.
As far as Kapersky, I trust Tom on that matter.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/kaspersky-safe-to-use,news-25516.htmlThe Vegemite Knight1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »
Indeed.
Not only that, but several US agencies such as the FBI, NSA and CIA all strongly advise you do not use it. The entire US government phased out the use of Kaspersky and outright banned the use of the software on government and military computers in December 2017.
If the government and military don't trust it, should you?
The government and military don't trust it because they think the Russians will use it for espionage purposes. If you aren't a government worker or a member of the military, what do you have to fear? The UK government said it was perfectly safe for home users and non-governental organizations.
It's legitimately one of the best performing AVs on the market and probably the least intrusive. I don't see any reason not to use it as a home user. My alternatives are all inferior products.
Your only real alternative is Windows Defender, but that's really not good enough if you do a lot of dodgy things on the internet.
Um, I think you're dead wrong here. If the entirety of the US government and military, as well as many of its intelligence agencies don't use it and strongly advise the citizens don't either, that's good enough reason.
Russian hackers aren't just looking for government or military secrets. They are more than happy to settle for your financial and personal information.PC-NA Goat - Bleat Bleat Baaaa2 -
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Indeed.
Not only that, but several US agencies such as the FBI, NSA and CIA all strongly advise you do not use it. The entire US government phased out the use of Kaspersky and outright banned the use of the software on government and military computers in December 2017.
If the government and military don't trust it, should you?
well, yes. but that was entirely political.
i use kaspersky and 2 other security suites.
belt, braces and gaffer tape....just in case.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »
Indeed.
Not only that, but several US agencies such as the FBI, NSA and CIA all strongly advise you do not use it. The entire US government phased out the use of Kaspersky and outright banned the use of the software on government and military computers in December 2017.
If the government and military don't trust it, should you?
The government and military don't trust it because they think the Russians will use it for espionage purposes. If you aren't a government worker or a member of the military, what do you have to fear? The UK government said it was perfectly safe for home users and non-governental organizations.
It's legitimately one of the best performing AVs on the market and probably the least intrusive. I don't see any reason not to use it as a home user. My alternatives are all inferior products.
Your only real alternative is Windows Defender, but that's really not good enough if you do a lot of dodgy things on the internet.
Um, I think you're dead wrong here. If the entirety of the US government and military, as well as many of its intelligence agencies don't use it and strongly advise the citizens don't either, that's good enough reason.
Russian hackers aren't just looking for government or military secrets. They are more than happy to settle for your financial and personal information.
No, I am right:The UK Government has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre to remove any Russian products from all highly sensitive systems classified as secret or above.
We've made the precautionary decision to no longer offer Kaspersky software to new users, however there's nothing to suggest customers need to stop using Kaspersky.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/03/uk_government_bans_russian_anti_virus_software/
And you're putting your faith in the words of the NSA, which has stolen more personal data from you than any other organization in the world.
Kaspersky isn't prone to "hackers". It can just gather information from your computer, as can any anti-virus software. There is nothing to suggest they are going to steal your financial information though (they aren't any more likely to do it than any other AV company). They would lose their entire client base overnight if that happened. Trading a billion dollar brand for stealing some kid's financial information which the bank can immediately freeze doesn't seem like a good business decision.
If you work with sensitive data in a NATO country, you probably shouldn't be using Kaspersky. If you do anything else, you're fine.
Nobody is going to stop you from believing in conspiracy theories if you want to. But please don't claim that your deluded fears are facts.Edited by MLGProPlayer on April 2, 2018 10:34PM2
