Author Topic: Avast doesnt detect cstrike.exe as win32:malware-gen  (Read 2467 times)

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Avast doesnt detect cstrike.exe as win32:malware-gen
« on: July 11, 2012, 07:09:58 AM »
while i was playing counter strike...this thing got downloaded..

not detected here: https://www.virustotal.com/file/659352dad116f1761043df71eeb75d32bceb3fd4f5a61049cecfb15007f7356e/analysis/1341982999/

Reported to virus AT avast DOT com

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Re: Avast doesnt detect cstrike.exe as win32:malware-gen
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 12:18:26 PM »
This is a typical detection because of the nature of this executable, prone to be detected by av etc.
Also consider this: htxp://www.d3scene.com/forum/counter-strike-forum/52189-cstrike-exe-trojan-fix-cstrike-exe-replacement.html
This has been discussed so many times on various occasions, you should have been aware before posting this here,

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Re: Avast doesnt detect cstrike.exe as win32:malware-gen
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 05:31:24 PM »
Where does this detected version fit in here?
http://processchecker.com/file/cstrike.exe.html

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