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

False Positive By Anti-Malware programs

• MS Antispyware: 5
• AVG Spyware: 5
• Norton: 4
• AntiVir: 3
• Mcafee: 4
• Kaspersky: 2
• BitDefender: 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
• Sunbelt: 1
• StopZilla: 1
• Total False Positives: 36

Where to report false positives

• McAfee: http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/dispute/dispute_form.asp

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
• Kaspersky
• Norman