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This information is collected from [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=65 NSIS forum], simply by searching for "virus". Now updated on a regular basis!
This information is collected from [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=65 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)
* '''Norman - Sep 11, 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)
* '''AVG Antivirus - Sep 11, 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)
* Fortinet - Jul 3, 2006
* AntiVir - Jul 1, 2006
* Norton & Symantec - Jul 1, 2006
* Kaspersky - Jun 21, 2006
* Kaspersky - Jun 21, 2006
* BitDefender - Jun 13, 2006
* BitDefender - Jun 13, 2006
* OneCare - Jun 07, 2006
* OneCare - Jun 07, 2006
* AVG - Jun 06, 2006
* AVG Antivirus - Jun 06, 2006
* Norton - May 20, 2006
* Norton - May 20, 2006
* AntiVir - Feb 22, 2006
* AntiVir - Feb 22, 2006
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* MS Antispyware - Aug 09, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Aug 09, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Jul 26, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Jul 26, 2005
* AVG - Jul 10, 2005
* AVG Antivirus - Jul 10, 2005
* MS Antispyware - May 18, 2005
* MS Antispyware - May 18, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Apr 22, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Apr 22, 2005
* AVG - Apr 21, 2005
* AVG Antivirus - Apr 21, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Mar 01, 2005
* MS Antispyware - Mar 01, 2005
* PCCillin - Sep 17, 2004
* PCCillin - Sep 17, 2004
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* MS Antispyware: 5
* MS Antispyware: 5
* Norton: 4
* Norton: 4
* AVG Antivirus: 4
* AntiVir: 3
* AntiVir: 3
* AVG: 3
* Mcafee: 3
* Mcafee: 3
* BitDefender: 2
* BitDefender: 2
* Norman: 1
* Ad-Aware: 1
* Ad-Aware: 1
* ArcaVir: 1
* ArcaVir: 1
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* PCCillin: 1
* PCCillin: 1
* Sophos: 1
* Sophos: 1
* '''Total False Positives: 27'''
* '''Total False Positives: 29'''




Revision as of 16:18, 11 September 2006

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

NSIS False Positives

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

  • Norman - Sep 11, 2006
  • AVG Antivirus - Sep 11, 2006
  • Fortinet - Jul 3, 2006
  • AntiVir - Jul 1, 2006
  • Norton & Symantec - Jul 1, 2006
  • Kaspersky - Jun 21, 2006
  • BitDefender - Jun 13, 2006
  • OneCare - Jun 07, 2006
  • AVG Antivirus - 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 Antivirus - Jul 10, 2005
  • MS Antispyware - May 18, 2005
  • MS Antispyware - Apr 22, 2005
  • AVG Antivirus - 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


False Positive By Anti-Malware programs

  • MS Antispyware: 5
  • Norton: 4
  • AVG Antivirus: 4
  • AntiVir: 3
  • Mcafee: 3
  • BitDefender: 2
  • Norman: 1
  • Ad-Aware: 1
  • ArcaVir: 1
  • Fortinet: 1
  • Kaspersky: 1
  • OneCare: 1
  • PCCillin: 1
  • Sophos: 1
  • Total False Positives: 29


Online Virus Scanners

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

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