This game is a virus>!?

[✪InfernoPhoenix✪]

While i was download i have the anti virus program said that the game was a trojan. wft..

[Hadji]

Yes. Definatly a virus. And you can pay $49.99 for additional virus modules that are controllable with $300 joysticks and TrackIR5. You can also watch the virus work its way through the system using Oculus Rift. Some say this is the most realistic virus on the market.

Others say that what you experience is a false positive from sub-par A/V software. What do you think?

[=AiR FORCE=]

Yea, it's the best virus!
For real viruses/malware, use the tools from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/windows/
Otherwise, just disable the anti-virus while installing/repairing/running DCS.

[sowster]

Best virus I ever downloaded.

[✪InfernoPhoenix✪]

are you guys trolls or something

[kazereal]

It's a known problem in Avira.

Read these:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/223750/discussions/0/622954302097320161/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/223750/discussions/0/622954023418066134/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/223750/discussions/0/626329821082130867/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/223750/discussions/0/626329821062414049/

[Chameleon_Silk]

for the love of god contact avira and tell them to whitelist DCS world.

if just one of the people were to do this its posisble they would make the change to stop the false positives (then again maybe they just don't care and want to have a really bad rep for false postiives)

[=AiR FORCE=]

Originally posted by SuperTails81:

are you guys trolls or something

No, sorry, it's just that this false virus issue comes up so often that we're just having fun with it.
But the advice to disable the anti-virus while dealing with DCS is good.
I think it should be added in red to the download page.

It's possibly the DRM or other parts of DCS that seem suspicious to some anti-viruses, as they use heuristic analysis and PuP (Potentially Unwanted Programs) detection can give false positives. It's a common issue.

[Space King]

Don't use garbage anti virus software maybe?

[Emperor]

It is a virus, it will take over your live

[Tao]

the virus is actually a uplink to real jet's its why so many plane crash lately, pilot dc's

[Tr1p]

lol

[Szito86]

Most of the time I hate trolls......but there are some out there that have a good sense of humor. Just disable your anti virus while you play.

[S10sleeper]

guys... idk if this is an issue. But the Last Arma 3 update gave my friend a virus.. and when I bought Formula Truck 2013 it tried to give me a virus.. the offending file was deleted, re-downloaded and no issues. Same with my friend with arma 3. idk if Steam is randomly giving people virues or if this is a fluke. o.o

[kazereal]

Originally posted by Syclone™:

But the Last Arma 3 update gave my friend a virus.. and when I bought Formula Truck 2013 it tried to give me a virus..

I really really doubt that.
False positives or downloaded from another place entirely..

[Hadji]

I have never heard about anyone getting a virus from a game. It's the same bs as saying "this game fried my GPU" or similar. It won't happen!