Stellaris.exe is tripping anti-virus warnings

[atrocities]

Today when I upated to the latest version of Stellaris, my anti-virus software blocked stellaris.exe. It is infected with win32:bogEnt and is listed as extremely suspicious.

Avast Pro - PAID
Malwarebytes - PAID

As we haev seen in the past with companies like Piniform, their software can be infected and sent out to customers. As we have seen with other games on STEAM, exe are infected at the soruce or through breeches in the STEAM network. So ya, there's always the possiblity that some nafarious crap went down and no one wants to report it for fear of hurting their botton line. But not likely.

[Serangel]

Well, considering how they ripped off the chinese, im not surprised.

[zacharyb]

Probably just an over sensitive AV.

[ArcticISAF]

This time paradox has gone too far! Putting viruses in our games now? When will they learn to stop? (just joking since sometimes it doesn't carry well on the internet).

[kbmodigity]

what AV do you use OP?

[FerrusPugnum]

dont buy any of the combat mission games then Norton and some others delete the exe files as virus laden if you do not give them permissions first to stop it.

[atrocities]

I use AVAST - and malwarebytes Both Flagged it.

[Shad]

Originally posted by atrocities:

I use AVAST - and malwarebytes Both Flagged it.

Just scanned the exe with the latest version of malwarebytes: no issues. Are you using any mods modifying the .exe?

[kbmodigity]

Many free antiviruses make alot of false positives on legit programs. Either make stellaris an exception or actually pay for a real antivirus. If you have mods that have come outside the steam workshop then I would suspect that.

[zacharyb]

Originally posted by kbmodigity:

Many free antiviruses make alot of false positives on legit programs. Either make stellaris an exception or actually pay for a real antivirus. If you have mods that have come outside the steam workshop then I would suspect that.

Avast shouldn't trip it, I use the free version and it's never flagged Stellaris.

[kbmodigity]

well you get what you pay for.

[zacharyb]

Originally posted by kbmodigity:

well you get what you pay for.

I'm not the OP, I was just stating that if the free version of Avast was the problem then I should also be having the same problem, which i'm not. So unless the OP hasn't updated his Avast in a long time, then it should be something else causing the false warning.

[kbmodigity]

Originally posted by zacharyb:

Originally posted by kbmodigity:

well you get what you pay for.

I'm not the OP, I was just stating that if the free version of Avast was the problem then I should also be having the same problem, which i'm not. So unless the OP hasn't updated his Avast in a long time, then it should be something else causing the false warning.

Fair enough,, i think the OP should have their comp professionally scanned.

[atrocities]

My system is fine.

Originally posted by kbmodigity:

Originally posted by zacharyb:

I'm not the OP, I was just stating that if the free version of Avast was the problem then I should also be having the same problem, which i'm not. So unless the OP hasn't updated his Avast in a long time, then it should be something else causing the false warning.

Fair enough,, i think the OP should have their comp professionally scanned.

My system is fine. - removed my less than polite comment. My apologies.

[atrocities]

Originally posted by zacharyb:

Originally posted by kbmodigity:

well you get what you pay for.

I'm not the OP, I was just stating that if the free version of Avast was the problem then I should also be having the same problem, which i'm not. So unless the OP hasn't updated his Avast in a long time, then it should be something else causing the false warning.

I have the paid version of Avast Pro as well as Malwarebytes. No free crap for me. Just to be on the "safe side" I forwarded the report to Avast and Malwarebytes as possible false positives.

[Klutch]

Originally posted by atrocities:

Today when I upated to the latest version of Stellaris, my anti-virus software blocked stellaris.exe. It is infected with win32:bogEnt and is listed as extremely suspicious.

Avast Pro - PAID
Malwarebytes - PAID

As we haev seen in the past with companies like Piniform, their software can be infected and sent out to customers. As we have seen with other games on STEAM, exe are infected at the soruce or through breeches in the STEAM network. So ya, there's always the possiblity that some nafarious crap went down and no one wants to report it for fear of hurting their botton line. But not likely.

there has been nothing of the sort on steam, what are you talking about, do you have facts???????