WTF Why did steam just download a trojan ??!?

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Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:48am

My Norton just stopped a download FROM STEAM downloading a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trojan wtf is going on? I will post a screen show to prove it. The file was from c:/program files/steam/steamapps/downloading/333930/expasion/battleeye/beservice.exe

srsly streamwtf?

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 KARR™ Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:49am

You may want to submit that to an online checker as it is more than likely a false positive!

Here's a post from February with a similar vein: http://steamcommunity.com/app/221100/discussions/0/558747921881745856/

Last edited by  KARR™; Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:50am

Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:50am

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=154vu5z&s=8#.U7FO link to the picture. Srsly wtf is going on :/

Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:50am

Originally posted by KARR:
You may want to submit that to an online checker as it is more than likely a false positive!

But the file name is litterly called trojan >.<

morrisseyshair Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:52am

Battleeye is a third-party program. It's on the borderline of being a trojan. It's not Steam, it's the developer of the game you're downloading.

 KARR™ Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:53am

I can't see the picture, but if it's a generic "Win32:Malware-gen" then it's a guess by the software as to what it is. It's not saying it's a specific item.

Upload the file to https://www.virustotal.com/ and see what it says on there. If it comes back with 2 or 3 out of 40 then it's a false positive....which it is.

Hanomaly Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:53am

http://steamcommunity.com/app/221100/discussions/0/558747921881745856/

Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:54am

Originally posted by Hanomaly:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/221100/discussions/0/558747921881745856/

Doesnt it matter that the file name it's self is called Trojan.ADH.SMH tho?

Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:54am

Originally posted by KARR:
I can't see the picture, but if it's a generic "Win32:Malware-gen" then it's a guess by the software as to what it is. It's not saying it's a specific item.

Upload the file to https://www.virustotal.com/ and see what it says on there. If it comes back with 2 or 3 out of 40 then it's a false positive....which it is.

Doesnt it matter that the file name it's self is called Trojan.ADH.SMH tho?

spoof Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:56am

i trust steam a million times more than I would trust a norton/symantec product.

it is called a false positive.

Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 4:59am

Originally posted by spoof:
i trust steam a million times more than I would trust a norton/symantec product.

it is called a false positive.

But the file is literally called Trojan.ADH.SMH why would steam every need to download such a file name?

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ReBoot Jun 30, 2014 @ 5:00am

Who cares? Tell Norton to ignore the file.

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spoof Jun 30, 2014 @ 5:00am

it thinks it is a trojan like that.
it is guessing.

it is a false positive for sure.
make your computer happy get MSE.

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Momo The Goblin Jun 30, 2014 @ 5:01am

Originally posted by spoof:
it thinks it is a trojan like that.
it is guessing.

it is a false positive for sure.
make your computer happy get MSE.

Oh so the file name isn't really Trojan.adh.smh then? Norton just think's its named that? And is MSE a aint virus?

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