after years virues appear

michwayne · #11 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

I'm always suspicious to new programs as for old apps when i got s&d it wants to remove wild-tangent i was like what the lol. i particularly don't like ask toolbar most of the time i look the program up on the web for reviews you never can be to careful but i just remove it if Norton points it out as malicious.

ukbobboy01 · #12 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

Guys

Something to remember, some old free software are not as "free" as they claim to be because they contained adware/spyware and back then protective apps writers did not consider "adware/spyware" to be dangerous or needed any kind of attention.

Now, however, anything that is not part of your O/S or a legitimate software installation is considered to be malware and therefore potentially dangerous.

UK Bob

cootmaster · #13 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

strange because download com SAYS
WE TRUST EVERYTHING 100%
we TESTED IT
look this

Quote:

ersion: Free Tube Finder 4.9

"Caution Norton Antivirus 2009 Says Virus and removes it"

by jcherry46 on December 9, 2008

Pros: None Didnt get to Test it.

Cons: Caution: Norton Antivirus removes it saying its a Virus Downloader.

Summary: Use Caution.

Quote:

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btw anyone now brothersoft is a good mirror
both lingoes and vdownloader is here and i saw red tube on HERE only under vdownloader
im skeptical this site reputable

michwayne · #14 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

any more there's only a few sites i trust for freeware filehippo, Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional resources , MajorGeeks.com - Download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities. i have got some programs through cnet but in sceptical i might just back out guess you cant be too careful if you do your banking on line or purchase things online although i try not to be too paranoid as long as it doesn't slow my comp down or show up as malicious.

cootmaster · #15 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

i know DL com SHOULD be safe
but as above mabee isnt LOL
i think tucows is
any info on brosoft?
i see tons thinks here but don't appear on dl com
like redtube is here for anime but not even listed on google
and WOT for firefox flags the parent site orange

lingoes is BOTH on brosoft and dl com

michwayne · #16 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

i don't know about brosoft sorry.

Sleepless · #17 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

Some of those virus signature databases aren't all that great. Last time I did an online scan using Panda and Trendmicro, they both found more than 10 "harmful" files. I knew each and everyone of them and they're clean as a whistle. I admit they were all what could be considered hacktools, keygens etc. but none of them would do anything malicious on any computer.

cootmaster · #18 (**permalink**) December 2nd, 2009

ya well its odd that old versions of software i had hanging round got hit
ikeep everything just in case i need re install
or loose it
flv bombed i guess that finely blew up
i used version 032- 75 and .64 blew so i went with the recommended vdownloader before it blew though
frostwire that was surprising 4.13x 417x also blew13 very old version
but 4 18 was the last version out

so ya eaither false positives or norton is doing its job finding things it doesnt like

well its DOING I PAYED FOR -ITS JOB

they are also in H drive AWAY from the computer
i threw out aloot old versions software i never use or outdated

cootmaster · #19 (**permalink**) December 5th, 2009

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4.13.4 used to appear as malware on some antiviruses. We got word from Ask that they were talking to antivirus companies. After 4.13.4 we've updated their toolbar to lots of newer versions and they no longer should appear as a threat under any antivirus. If this happens it's usually Ask's duty to talk to the AV company to remove their software from the malware list.

gubatron creator/developer of frost