Malwarebytes detects game as Ransomware

[K.I.L.E.R]

https://imgur.com/v1Hap5B

I am on the GoG version of the game.

[mm.324]

Someone else reported that their antivirus tagged it as a problem too. That was in December and the thread disappeared, which concerns me.

[K.I.L.E.R]

I have sent my logs to Malwarebytes. Haven't heard back. Let us hope they figure it out.

[mm.324]

Hopefully it's just a false positive.

[Allwynd]

I just installed Malwarebytes out of curiosity to see whether I will get the same result as you and nothing happened:

https://i.imgur.com/BdgDJaC.png

But I have the Steam version. I usually don't use an antivirus program at all times, have been doing that since around 2009 and I never had viruses, just did a full scan with Malwarebytes, turns out my PC is squeaky clean:

https://i.imgur.com/oDnYEMS.png

My personal opinion is that your antivirus is getting a false positive and also antivirus software is an useless placebo effect. Best antivirus is common knowledge and proper computer/internet use education - where to go, where not to go, what to download, what not to download, how to spot a fake e-mail that's out to get you...

[Hellstorm901]

I'm tempted to say False Positive

I get this a lot with Japanese PC games and the devs seem to be from what I can tell either Chinese or having staff in China so it's not a far stretch to assume the same game development processes with PC game design in Japan which cause their files to be flagged as viruses are also adopted in Chinese game design

[TheVigilante]

Bit Defender Anti-Virus detected a trojan in the .exe (steam version)

[GeorgeJJR]

Same with my BitDefender.

[Smokin Mirrors]

Im getting a similar trojan report from BitDefender. I can not play the game :(

[Hellstorm901]

Originally posted by xX-big♥♥♥♥♥fker69-Xx:

Im getting a similar trojan report from BitDefender. I can not play the game :(

You can, you'll just need to whitelist the game in your virus scanner. I don't know how to do it in yours but there will be a way as False Positives are a regular thing with firewalls
Personally I whitelisted my entire Steam install folder

[camelotcrusade]

Same here, was able to play for a couple hours before it zapped me while loading. I've whitelisted it in Malware Bytes and said to stop scanning the .exe file for malware or potentially unwanted item only.

[Stubbieoz]

yawwwnnnnn.......
People should just realise that using free virus detection programs will always keep giving you false positives...

Just purchase a real virus program and say goodbye to false positives, especially when you are talking about legitimate games on a legitimate platform such as Steam.

[jtcbrown]

Originally posted by Stubbie:

yawwwnnnnn.......
People should just realise that using free virus detection programs will always keep giving you false positives...

Just purchase a real virus program and say goodbye to false positives, especially when you are talking about legitimate games on a legitimate platform such as Steam.

Eh, bitdefender is at least not ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Not all free AV are "bad" just most are... unreliable. And most, even the paid ones, don't do you all *that* much good against serious problems.

I'd still recommend having one vs. not, all things said (I work in IT.)

[Terran]

Not to sound like a total racist, but I really feel iffy about any products that come out of China I might pass on this game after reading this thread.

[Malus]

Originally posted by Terran:

Not to sound like a total racist, but I really feel iffy about any products that come out of China I might pass on this game after reading this thread.

Every thing you own was made in part in China.
Phone - Car - Appliances all Chinese parts. so good luck

[Terran]

Originally posted by Malus:

Originally posted by Terran:

Not to sound like a total racist, but I really feel iffy about any products that come out of China I might pass on this game after reading this thread.

Every thing you own was made in part in China.
Phone - Car - Appliances all Chinese parts. so good luck

I'm not so sure about that one, Tim.