NSIS False Positives: Difference between revisions

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There are hundreds of ~~installers~~ false positive made with NSIS. This page contains a list of some of them.

This information is collected from NSIS forum, simply by searching for "virus". Now updated on a regular basis!

Fortinet - Jul 3, 2006 ("PossibleThreat!06490" in "lzma_solid" from NSIS 2.17 but not 2.18 - fixed in virus definitions Jul 5, 2006)
AntiVir - Jul 1, 2006 ("TR/Dldr.Zlob.VV.2" in "lzma_solid" from NSIS 2.17 but not 2.18 - fixed in virus definitions Jul 5, 2006)
Norton & Symantec - Jul 1, 2006 ("Trojan.Zlob" in "lzma_solid" from NSIS 2.17 but not 2.18 - fixed in virus definitions Jul 3, 2006)
Kaspersky - Jun 21, 2006
BitDefender - Jun 13, 2006
OneCare - Jun 07, 2006
AVG - Jun 06, 2006
Norton - May 20, 2006
AntiVir - Feb 22, 2006
Ad-Aware - Nov 22, 2005
Mcafee - Nov 16, 2005
AntiVir - Oct 12, 2005
ArcaVir - Aug 21, 2005
MS Antispyware - Aug 09, 2005
MS Antispyware - Jul 26, 2005
AVG - Jul 10, 2005
MS Antispyware - May 18, 2005
MS Antispyware - Apr 22, 2005
AVG - Apr 21, 2005
MS Antispyware - Mar 01, 2005
PCCillin - Sep 17, 2004
BitDefender - Aug 29, 2004
Mcafee - Aug 26, 2004
Sophos AV - Aug 16, 2004
Norton - Aug 09, 2004
Mcafee - Mar 11, 2004
Norton - Feb 24, 2004

Here is a list of free online virus scanners useful to check NSIS installers and stubs for false positives:

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 * Sophos: 1
 * '''Total False Positives: 27'''
+== Online Virus Scanners ==
+Here is a list of free online virus scanners useful to check NSIS installers and stubs for false positives:
+* [http://virusscan.jotti.org/ Jotti's malware scan] (15 engines)
+* [http://www.virustotal.com/ Virustotal] (28 engines)
+* [http://www.drweb-online.com/en/virustest.html Dr. Web]
+* [http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/antivirus/virus_scanner.html Fortinet]
+* [http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus Kaspersky]
+* [http://sandbox.norman.no/live_4.html Norman]