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Offline polonus

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Is this detection a FP?
« on: January 16, 2018, 01:53:20 PM »
Downloaded this test tool from htxps://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm

Uploaded the file to VT with these results: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/f263a23494d22a05f707faf4d0f4cc147b276f255309007d5f27d000a54b5372/detection

avast does not flag this signed executable. Is it safe?

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Re: Is this detection a FP?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2018, 02:33:20 PM »
Seems new

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Creation Time   2018-01-16 00:15:48
First Seen In The Wild   2018-01-15 19:05:42
First Submission   2018-01-16 02:12:23
Last Submission   2018-01-16 13:29:00
Last Analysis   2018-01-16 13:29:00
Signature Date   2018-01-16 01:15:00

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Copyright   Copyright © 2018 Gibson Research Corp.
Product   "InSpectre", by Steve Gibson
Description   InSpectre: Meltdown and Spectre?
File Version   0.0.6590.1
Date Signed   1:15 AM 1/16/2018

To me it seems like FP


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Re: Is this detection a FP?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2018, 05:24:46 PM »
Hej Pondus,

Polonus agrees with you, but Smartscreen and Voodooshield blocks it for users as for now.
Would not expect Steve G. to launch a tool that is malcode,
maybe the behavior triggered generic detection, because of the code and packer,

have a nice day my friend,

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