Bitdefender Security reports latest patch as infected (12/12/2023)

[Snowmind]

FYI the file in question, that I assume it is detected as a false positive, is as follows:

[...]\Skullgirls\SGBeta\SkullGirls.exe is infected with Gen:Variant.Zusy.529513 and was moved to quarantine [...]

Steam update cannot proceed (verification fails), until this is resolved or the executable is excluded from scans (which will not happen).

[Chrismas95]

I just got the same thing. It looks like this happens every so often from search results, but I'm gonna hold off just in case I suppose.

[Maclunkey]

Same thing just happened to me, I'd like to know how to fix this. I tried restoring the file, but now I'm getting a message saying "Missing File Privliges."

[Maclunkey]

I just uninstalled and reinstalled the whole game to see if that would fix the issue, but now I'm getting a message saying "content file locked."

[NavajoGhost7567]

I got the same message but i didnt have Zusy.529513 i got a different one. However Uninstalling and Reinstalling the game didnt help just got a "Disk Write Error"

[Debiru]

Originally posted by Snowmind:

FYI the file in question, that I assume it is detected as a false positive, is as follows:

[...]\Skullgirls\SGBeta\SkullGirls.exe is infected with Gen:Variant.Zusy.529513 and was moved to quarantine [...]

Steam update cannot proceed (verification fails), until this is resolved or the executable is excluded from scans (which will not happen).

I don't know what is happening but could be an error inside the patch of SkullGirls itself, maybe someone inside the devs messed up something and now the files are unusable, this happens when someone skips security protocols into the program making of any software of Windows machines and the consequences are that Windows or any anti-virus sees the files as threat.

Might want to report this issue to the FC or any devs of the game, you can go to their discord (if they dont ban you because of the controversy) and report them about this, and then check your computer and just use windows defender from now on. But i recommend you just wait for another patch update and don't touch the game until then.

Or maybe its just a corrupted file, maybe bitdefender is having a stroke, or maybe is just steam having a bad day, dont know, i haven't downloaded the patch yet. But i don't think there's a virus inside the game, that would be stupid.

[Snowmind]

@Debiru It is called a "false positive" and it is not unusual for something like this to happen. The process to clear it up is described on the BitDefender (BD) website, and the devs just have to follow it, ie store the executable in a locked zip container and submit it for forensic examination and clearance. Once that is done, a BD patch will be released, which will clear the false positive, amongst others found too.

If it was really a virus infected executable, by now it would have been picked up by other anti-virus engines and ofc by Valve's own security measures. But one can never be 100% certain, so I personally decided to report it and wait.

Lastly, to address the "Disk Write Error" notifications that people are getting, these are caused by the BitDefender av-engine, which has determined the file infected and has either quarantined it or locked access to it (pending on global rulesets, thus the file privileges missing or content file locked errors).

If you really want to bypass this security notification, then at your own risk, you can manually exclude the executable from the BD scanner and then - and only then - restore the file from quarantine (Protection > Antivirus > Settings > Manage Exceptions > Add Exception), but I would advise to wait until the devs have gone through the official procedure and cleared it up or release another patch that rectifies the issue.

For more information, you can check the patch releases here: https://steamdb.info/app/245170/patchnotes/

[ShellShock]

my friend is having the same issue, so im commenting here to boost the post

[nitroglicerina]

Same: "SkullGirls.exe has been infected by Gen:Variant.Midie.140796" said by Bitdefender and it got put into quarantine

[greenraven22]

At this point I honestly wouldn't be surprised if these nu-devs did something to the core files to intentionally trigger a false positive. They seem to hate this game with a burning passion.

Then again 50/50 it could just be incompetence. Mike was the only one who really knew how the code worked and he's gone now.