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Pidgin: Kaspersky detecting Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apog

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ceroni
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Pidgin: Kaspersky detecting Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apog

Kaspersky 11.0.1.400 (KIS) detected Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apog in several files from Pidgin Portable 2.7.4:

  • buddynote.dll
  • log_reader.dll
  • history.dll
  • idle.dll
  • libaim.dll
  • spellchk.dll
  • Pidgin Portable 2.7.3 is clean (so is the original Pidgin 2.7.4).

    Pyromaniac
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    Kaspersky sucks

    I've had bad experiences with it. It's detected WINWORD.exe (microsoft office word 2007) and Windows media player as viruses.

    And... do you really think PortableApps.com distributes apps with viruses?

    ceroni
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    I'm not expressing a personal

    I'm not expressing a personal opinion. Just reporting what Kaspesrsky found. Thought it should be of interest to others (regardless whether it’s a true or a false positive).

    feew
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    I just got similar/same virus

    I just got similar/same virus warning using ZoneAlarm AV ...

    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apog
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apok
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apoi
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apoj
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apol
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.appl
    Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.apoh

    feew
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    Scanner results : 6%

    Scanner results : 6% Scanner(s) (2/36) found malware!

    http://virscan.org/report/9ed4d12b13f9ab9fbfa5f82a02fb8102.html

    John T. Haller
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    False Positive

    Which definitely means it's a false positive and should be reported to your antivirus company.

    Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

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