Mac - Update tries to install a virus!

[quebecotr]

I juat bought the game this week, and it says it requires an update to plazy. When it tries to install siad update, BitMedic flags one of the .exe files as a trojan virus and quarantines that file. Doing so cancels the update abd the game won't start. It just tries to update all over agasin and the same thing happens, etc.



Devs - Any idea what the problem might be ? Perhaps a virus did make its way into the code and the game needs a new clewan updatre . A respomse woiuld be much appreciated.

[JP_Russell]

False positive. Any update directly through Steam should always be clean of viruses. Also, there's not really such a thing as a virus "making its way into the code," it would have to be an individual file or set of files that were intentionally written as malware by someone.

Do a malware search on the quarantined file, see what you can find if you want to be extra safe. But it should just be a false positive and you can safely unquarantine the file.

[quebecotr]

Thanks for the reply - I'll give it a try.

[KaosReigns]

Originally posted by quebecotr:

Devs - Any idea what the problem might be ? Perhaps a virus did make its way into the code and the game needs a new clewan updatre . A respomse woiuld be much appreciated.

I am not making complete fun of you, but its always an amusement of mine when people try to help with a problem they have no idea about :D Kudos to you for attempting to diagnoses the issue though.

Virus' dont and never have "made" their way into code. Every virus ever created, has been done with intent. Take it as a note moving forward though, NO company, that is into making money, will ever give you a virus. This has never occured in our entire history of computers, and likely never will.

If you want to see that world, watch Hackers :D They give you an idea of what complete nonsense virus power has.

OH YEAH!!! A final note.

You run a mac, you deserve to be virus'd :P PC PC PC PC!!!! Obviously im kidding, but you know, text humour and all that jazz.