homeworld.exe, Virus, Threat name: WS.Malware.2

[markl69439]

Hi, this just came up when playing homeworld 1 not remasted.

Filename: homeworld.exe
Threat name: WS.Malware.2
Full Path: c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\homeworld\homeworld1classic\exe\homeworld.exe

Details
Few Users,  Very New,  Risk High

Origin
Downloaded from
 Unknown

Activity
Actions performed: 3

On computers as of 
3/24/2015 at 11:15:39 AM

Last Used 
3/25/2015 at 4:57:08 PM

Startup Item 
No

Launched 
Yes

Few Users
Hundreds of users in the Norton Community have used this file.

Very New
This file was released less than 1 week  ago.

High
This file risk is high.

Threat type: Virus. Programs that infect other programs, files, or areas of a computer by inserting themselves or attaching themselves to that medium.

Source: External Media

Source File:
homeworld.exe

File Actions

Event: Running process: c:\program files\Steam\steamapps\common\homeworld\homeworld1classic\exe\ homeworld.exe Terminated
Event: Running process: c:\program files\Steam\steamapps\common\homeworld\homeworld1classic\exe\ homeworld.exe No fix attempted
Infected file: c:\program files\Steam\steamapps\common\homeworld\homeworld1classic\exe\ homeworld.exe Removed

File Thumbprint - SHA:
35123eb07542d4cc6f9766a1220f1e7dc9d99dfe63c4c81d24d8b0523c85766d
File Thumbprint - MD5: Not available

any body else have this happen?

[Jeckenn]

Wierd that Malwarebytes didn't pick that up...hummn....

[OJ[GENESIS]]

You should add an exception to your Virus software. Goto it's home page/support if you don't know how.

[riffraffbri]

Two nights ago I tried to play MWR, and Webroot kept throwing up warnings, and the screen froze. This happened at least 3 times and then I just gave up trying to play. It didn't happen when I tried to play HWC. Now everything seems okay.

[That unnervingly happy turtle.]

AVG does the same thing just tell it to make an exception and it should be fine but this'll need repeated if you reinstall the game.

[TVMAN]

False positive. Either add an exception or stop using terrible anti-virus software.

[Smiling Cat]

Here is a summary from Virus Total https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/35123eb07542d4cc6f9766a1220f1e7dc9d99dfe63c4c81d24d8b0523c85766d/analysis/1427392499/ Few false positives, but every decent AV didn't notice anything.

[SSJ4Nappa]

Originally posted by TVMAN:

False positive. Either add an exception or stop using terrible anti-virus software.

Is norton a tierrible anti-virus?
I don't think norton is a terrible anti virus.
It still has a false positive for norton.

[Stoinker666]

Originally posted by ss4Nappa:

Originally posted by TVMAN:

False positive. Either add an exception or stop using terrible anti-virus software.

Is norton a tierrible anti-virus?
I don't think norton is a terrible anti virus.
It still has a false positive for norton.

Agree, Norton is ok, using it since 5 years now. Comes up with flase postivites sometimes. Only stupid thing it has ever done for me was deleting the Steam.exe once.

[Riot809]

Norton is a rescourse hog and honestly windows defender does as much as norton does with less of a impact on a system.

[DeltaDude]

Norton isnt terrible. Especially since it is free I believe. It however sticks its nose into places it doesnt belong quite commonly. In some cases Norton actually can become maleware. Especially the longer it is installed without updates.

[Storkey]

F-Secure also reported this file to contain a trojan. (TROJAN:W32/FAKEALERT)

[Wywern]

5/5 I use F-secure and when I try to start HW2, the F-secure do you want to let this program continue pops up, but I can't click it because it causes HW2 to crash into a state where it can't be shut down without closing the question (which it interperates as a no) or F-secure be brought up. It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ brilliant.

[foo_]

F-secure here too and it reported also the TROJAN:W32/FAKEALERT.

[Vern]

bitdefender is raising an alert too.
that's a lot of reports to just be a false positive.
what is going on ?

[Aurora]

Hmm, a Trojan called "Fakealert" and people saying it's a false positive ..... Hmmmm, brains not used.