flagging all my games as malware, and UTorrent

[JackHolmes]

Malwarebytes Scan Report 2024-08-07 083507.txt

[JackHolmes]

haven't quarantined anything will wait for response :)

 

Edited August 7 by JackHolmes

[miekiemoes]

Hi,

The majority are all valid detections. While these aren't necessarily malware, it's at least riskware. Most other AVs would detect these as well. Some of these need detection name change. (To Riskware.Koalaloader). This will be adjusted in one of next updates.

Can you get this file for me? D:\GAMES\DEADLINK\UNINSTALL.EXE

Also, Utorrent is a valid detection (given it's bundled). If you really want to keep it, you can create an exclusion for these. 

The Riskware Defendercontrol and Winactivator are also valid detections.

[JackHolmes]

the win activator was when i built my pc first to have windows activated so that's all my doing
and how do you want me to get the D:\GAMES\DEADLINK\UNINSTALL.EXE file for you?
and what about all the games it flagged like team fortress 2 and risk of rain 2

 

Edited August 7 by JackHolmes

[miekiemoes]

As I said in above, these "game" files that are being detected are valid detections. They are not malicious but part of Koalaloader: https://github.com/acidicoala/Koaloader - It's basically a gamehack and not part of the actual game. 

Just zip and attach the file: D:\GAMES\DEADLINK\UNINSTALL.EXE here.

[JackHolmes]

UNINSTALL.zip

[miekiemoes]

Thx. The Uninstall.exe looks fine, so this will be fixed.

[JackHolmes]

so what should i leave and what should i quarantine?

[miekiemoes]

Since none of these are malware and just riskware, it's up to you what you want to keep. 

[JackHolmes]

okay! thank you so much :)

[AdvancedSetup]

The act of torrenting itself is not illegal. However, downloading and sharing unsanctioned copyrighted material is illegal, and there is always a chance of prosecution if caught by the authorities.
Torrenting non-copyrighted material is perfectly fine and is allowed. However, be aware that we have seen increased malware bundled with software downloads over P2P.

Recent Ransomware infections have been seen to encrypt user data so that no one can decrypt the data without the private key.
When sharing files, please keep in mind that you're increasing your system's attack surface area, which can increase the risk of infection.

Scan all files before running them. https://www.virustotal.com

If you don't need or use the P2P software, you should uninstall it.

P2P File-Sharing: Know the Risks
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/p2p-file-sharing-know-risks-a-737

 

Hidden risks in pirated software https://news.microsoft.com/apac/2019/01/08/hidden-risks-in-pirated-software/
Why You Shouldn't Use Pirated Software (But Why People Still Do) https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/trends/why-you-shouldnt-use-pirated-software