NSIS False Positives

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

NSIS Virus Checker False Positives

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

Bolded entries are still detected by the AV!

1. AntiVir - Sep 26, 2011 (see Virustotal results from Sep 26, 2011)
2. Symantec 2011 - Sep 26, 2011 (see Virustotal results from Sep 26, 2011). Fixed on Sep 29, 2011
3. Sunbelt - Dec 9, 2009 (see Virustotal results from Dec 9, 2009, Dec 22, 2009)
4. McAfee VirusScan (DAT Version 5797) - Nov 9, 2009
5. Sunbelt - June 5, 2009 (see Virustotal results from June 5, 2009, June 13, 2009)
6. Vipre - May 11, 2009
7. Symantec Enterprise - Oct 31, 2007 Definitions
8. McAfee VirusScan (DAT Version 5150) - Oct 26, 2007
9. AVG Antivirus - Oct 8, 2007
10. Trend Micro OfficeScan - Sep 21, 2007
11. Sophos - Aug 18, 2007
12. Norton - Jul 17, 2007
13. AntiVir Guard - Jun 27, 2007
14. AVG Antivirus - Dec 7, 2006
15. NOD32 - Nov 14, 2006
16. F-PROT - Sep 21, 2006
17. F-Secure - Sep 13, 2006
18. Kaspersky - Sep 13, 2006
19. Norman - Sep 11, 2006
20. AVG Antivirus - Sep 11, 2006
21. Fortinet - Jul 3, 2006
22. AntiVir - Jul 1, 2006
23. Norton & Symantec - Jul 1, 2006
24. Kaspersky - Jun 21, 2006
25. BitDefender - Jun 13, 2006
26. OneCare - Jun 07, 2006
27. AVG Antivirus - Jun 06, 2006
28. Norton - May 20, 2006
29. AntiVir - Feb 22, 2006
30. Ad-Aware - Nov 22, 2005
31. Mcafee - Nov 16, 2005
32. AntiVir - Oct 12, 2005
33. ArcaVir - Aug 21, 2005
34. MS Antispyware - Aug 09, 2005
35. MS Antispyware - Jul 26, 2005
36. AVG Antivirus - Jul 10, 2005
37. MS Antispyware - May 18, 2005
38. MS Antispyware - Apr 22, 2005
39. AVG Antivirus - Apr 21, 2005
40. MS Antispyware - Mar 01, 2005
41. PCCillin - Sep 17, 2004
42. BitDefender - Aug 29, 2004
43. Mcafee - Aug 26, 2004
44. Sophos AV - Aug 16, 2004
45. Norton - Aug 09, 2004
46. Mcafee - Mar 11, 2004
47. Norton - Feb 24, 2004

False Positive By Anti-Malware programs

• Symantec (Norton): 5
• MS Antispyware: 5
• AVG Spyware: 5
• AntiVir: 4
• Mcafee: 4
• Kaspersky: 2
• BitDefender: 2
• Sunbelt: 2
• F-PROT: 1
• F-Secure: 1
• Norman: 1
• Ad-Aware: 1
• ArcaVir: 1
• Fortinet: 1
• OneCare: 1
• PCCillin: 1
• Sophos: 1
• Spyware Terminator: 1
• StopZilla: 1
• Total False Positives: 38

Where to report false positives

• Avira: http://analysis.avira.com/samples/index.php
• Bitdefender: http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showforum=138
• Fortinet: http://www.fortiguard.com/antivirus/virus_scanner.html (via "Scan and Send Message")
• Kaspersky: http://support.kaspersky.com/virlab/helpdesk.html
• McAfee: http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/dispute/dispute_form.asp (unreliable, generated email may bounce)
• Symantec (Norton): https://submit.symantec.com/false_positive/

Online Virus Scanners

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

• Jotti's malware scan (20 engines)
• Virustotal (40 engines)
• Dr. Web
• Fortinet
• Norman
• Anubis (program behavior analyzer)