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mega23mac

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mpc-hc.exe
« on: August 25, 2011, 03:54:41 PM »
Dear,
Sorry the 1st post by mistake .....   :'(
i've got 2 PC in my home, both have Avast free version install with Media Player Classic Home cinema version.
However, the Avast suddenly prompt the "mpc-hc.exe" as virus and need to run in sandbox today, but the other PC does not.
Both of the PC run on the Windows 7 Home Premier edition with updated Avast free version, and of course the media player class version is the same.
I am really confused why such happened, please help.
Thx so much!!
« Last Edit: August 25, 2011, 04:03:11 PM by mega23mac »

mega23mac

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 04:01:18 PM »
Sorry the 1st post by mistake .....  :'(
i've got 2 PC in my home, both have Avast free version install with Media Player Classic Home cinema version.
However, the Avast suddenly prompt the "mpc-hc.exe" as virus and need to run in sandbox today, but the other PC does not.
Both of the PC run on the Windows 7 Home Premier edition with updated Avast free version, and of course the media player class version is the same.
I am really confused why such happened, please help.
Thx so much!!

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2011, 04:10:56 PM »
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Sorry the 1st post by mistake ..... 
you can edit post`s......see mine   ;)


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Avast suddenly prompt the "mpc-hc.exe" as virus and need to run in sandbox today
does it say virus.....or run in sandbox.....not the same thing




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mega23mac

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2011, 04:17:39 PM »
Sorry that not familiar with the interface ....  :P

It should be the Avast suggest to run in Sandbox ... :P

I'll try your suggestion ... thx so much!!

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2011, 04:42:32 PM »
The autosandbox process is controlled in the first instance by the file system shield (FSS), the suspect.exe file is scanned before it is allowed to run. If it were infected, it could/should be detected by the FSS, so one reasonable thing in its favour is it hasn't had a definitive detection.

However, the FSS checks other things amongst those a) is the file digitally signed, b) its location and what it does (this is done in the emulation check). these can trigger a suspicion and it is this suspicion that results in the recommendation to use the autosandbox.

Now the user can accept this decision and run it in the autosandbox or have it run normally and to Remember the answer for this program. Provided of course you are familiar with the program and that it is clean and of course that you intentionally initiated the program.
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mega23mac

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2011, 06:49:54 PM »
HI ..... Just upload and scan the file in VirusTotal .. below is the link and result
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=e43bced21fab1a8dacba02089d93b9a44bcdbb631bcb5b8be6939ae3359a5616-1314289942

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AhnLab-V3 2011.08.25.01 2011.08.25 -
AntiVir 7.11.13.231 2011.08.25 -
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 2011.08.25 -
Avast 4.8.1351.0 2011.08.25 -
Avast5 5.0.677.0 2011.08.25 -
AVG 10.0.0.1190 2011.08.25 -
BitDefender 7.2 2011.08.25 -
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 2011.08.22 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i
CAT-QuickHeal 11.00 2011.08.25 -
ClamAV 0.97.0.0 2011.08.25 -
Commtouch 5.3.2.6 2011.08.25 -
Comodo 9870 2011.08.25 -
DrWeb 5.0.2.03300 2011.08.25 -
Emsisoft 5.1.0.10 2011.08.25 -
eSafe 7.0.17.0 2011.08.24 -
eTrust-Vet 36.1.8521 2011.08.25 -
F-Prot 4.6.2.117 2011.08.25 -
F-Secure 9.0.16440.0 2011.08.25 -
Fortinet 4.2.257.0 2011.08.24 -
GData 22 2011.08.25 -
Ikarus T3.1.1.107.0 2011.08.25 -
Jiangmin 13.0.900 2011.08.25 -
K7AntiVirus 9.111.5056 2011.08.25 -
Kaspersky 9.0.0.837 2011.08.25 -
McAfee 5.400.0.1158 2011.08.25 -
McAfee-GW-Edition 2010.1D 2011.08.25 -
Microsoft 1.7604 2011.08.25 -
NOD32 6409 2011.08.25 -
Norman 6.07.10 2011.08.25 -
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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2011, 07:17:54 PM »
Read my topic again as it isn't saying it is infected or avast would have alerted on it also !
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mega23mac

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2011, 07:24:58 PM »
I do understand that ..... but just still a bit worried and not understand why suddenly got such alert and only in one of my PC .... ???

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2011, 08:01:07 PM »
Are your avast settings the same on both systems ?
Have you tried to run it on both systems ?

Is it in the same location on both systems, e.g. if it were run from say a USB or a network location, then you could well have different results ?
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Cabarnacus

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2011, 12:05:26 AM »
Mine has started doing the same thing as of yesterday.

There seems to be a huge lag in opening a local media file with MPC-HC and then avast will flag the program as "suspicious activity" and ask to sandbox.

I have white-listed MPC-HC with avast so it no longer sandboxes however there is still a huge lag when opening a file as small as a 4MB .MP3.

Disabling avast temporarily allows MPC-HC to execute file full speed so I can only guess avast is taking an unusually long time to scan mpc-hc.exe when it executes.

MPC-HC has not been updated recently so I reckon it is a definition or program update to avast that is providing a false positive to suspicious activity with MPC-HC.

FYI, My MPC-HC version is the one supplied with the K-Lite codec pack, maybe this is the version causing problems?

pablo0911

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2011, 10:35:10 AM »
But the report says that it is infected!!

Please read the line

"ByteHero 1.0.0.1 2011.08.22 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i "

I had the same result when I analyzed the .exe....

Please, there is something to be worry about?

Regards

Cabarnacus

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2011, 12:14:16 AM »
But the report says that it is infected!!

Please read the line

"ByteHero 1.0.0.1 2011.08.22 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i "

I had the same result when I analyzed the .exe....

Please, there is something to be worry about?

Regards

I wouldn't have thought so. MPC-HC is a very credible piece of software more so when bundled with the very popular K-lite codecs.

I think it is solely a case of a false positive result. I have excluded the directory that MPC-HC is in from further checks with file shield and everything is back to normal.

CahosRahneVeloza

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2011, 11:24:45 PM »
Hello folks, I've recently applied the Program updates for Avast! & this false report is still happening. I really thought once the recent updates have been released this false reports would've also been fixed, I guess we still have some time to wait :)

bollity

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2011, 06:18:31 AM »
I have the same problem after I update k-lite codec pack to version 7.7.0.
Media player classic run in the sandbox.

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Re: mpc-hc.exe
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2011, 10:36:42 AM »
I have the same problem after I update k-lite codec pack to version 7.7.0.
Media player classic run in the sandbox.
Running in sandbox is not the same as having a virus report.

For example, I use portable tools. I have 1 portable tool that, for whatever reason, Avast recommends running in Sandbox. This is not the same as saying that the specific tool is infected.