Norton Antivirus (21.1.0.18) reports the 0 A.D (0.0.15 alpha) uninstall.exe is a Trojan and quarantines the module.
When:
Saturday, January 4th, 2014
Where:
Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit - 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601)
How:
Visited the 0 A.D. website (play0ad.com) and clicked on the Windows download link. Downloaded 0ad-0.0.15-alpha-win32 and manually scanned for viruses. Opened 0ad-0.0.15-alpha-win32, redirected the output to an external hard disk (f:\) and then monitored the installation process. Nothing unusual happened until towards the very end of the installation when Norton Antivirus reported that f:\user\avalon\appdata\local\0 a.d. alpha\uninstal.exe was a Trojan (Suspicious.Cloud.9) and quarantined the file. The installation process continued running for a short time longer and displayed the 'Finish' message. The process was finished without starting 0 A.D. and research began into the Trojan report.
Norton Antivirus Tags 0 A.D. 0.0.15 Alpha uninstall.exec as a Trojan.
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What:
Norton Antivirus (21.1.0.18) reports the 0 A.D (0.0.15 alpha) uninstall.exe is a Trojan and quarantines the module.
When:
Saturday, January 4th, 2014
Where:
Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit - 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601)
How:
Visited the 0 A.D. website (play0ad.com) and clicked on the Windows download link. Downloaded 0ad-0.0.15-alpha-win32 and manually scanned for viruses. Opened 0ad-0.0.15-alpha-win32, redirected the output to an external hard disk (f:\) and then monitored the installation process. Nothing unusual happened until towards the very end of the installation when Norton Antivirus reported that f:\user\avalon\appdata\local\0 a.d. alpha\uninstal.exe was a Trojan (Suspicious.Cloud.9) and quarantined the file. The installation process continued running for a short time longer and displayed the 'Finish' message. The process was finished without starting 0 A.D. and research began into the Trojan report.