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   Bigun
   

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   Strong warning from AVG 8 concerning a program file mentioned in today's comment section (download offer today is "ShellLess Explorer" - for 06 Sep - 07 Sep 2008). AVG identified a virus in my Internet Temporary File and blocked any type of operation on the file when I attempted to download this file (VideoCat).

   AVG 8 gave me an "I-Worm" warning when I started to download. When I said ignore the warning" (I was running a virtual partition using Returnil) I was not allowed to download the program - no matter what I said or did.

   I hated to post an unsubstantiated alarm but I have little choice on this file. It may not seem fair to the author but I would be negligent if I said nothing and it turned out that a virus was being introduced. I have a limited amount of time on the computer tonight. I wanted to submit the program to a multi anti-virus scan website but I could not download or copy the program file.

   The program file is called "VideoCat" ( http://www.gtoal.com/src/videocat/ ). It was mentioned by commenter #115, "G", who claims authorship.

   I don't know if the AVG warning is correct or not. If someone has some time and wants to chase this down, go to it. I can't fool with this tonight.\

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   Bigun

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   gtoal
   

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   Bigun, I don't believe the exe is infected but the safest way to get the program is to download the .C file and compile it yourself with a C compiler (there are several out there that will do the job, which are also free - LCC-win or Bellard's TCC for example)

   If you need to contact me, my email is {removed}

   regards

   Graham

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   my_name_is_brad
   

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   admittedly my c is fairly rough, but it looks like AVG raised a valid flag using heuristics, but I don't see a real threat in the file. Where AVG is raising the flag is that the code "crawls" directories on each drive. A legitimate security concern, but looking at the link you provided there is nothing in the code that does anything more than searching for video files to log in its own records stored on your computer.

   This is an old issue, but looking at the code provided, I would have no issues with it.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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