Wallet Download InfectedWith SCGGeneric Trojan Virus
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Hi, I am new to mining, so decided to download the BurstCoin wallet so I can start mining. But when I went to install the exe file, my AVG virus protector told me that the program was infected with the SCG Generic Trojan. I used AVG to protect my computer and cancelled the installation.
Does anyone know anything about it, what to do from this point? As I would like to mine coins
Thanks in advance.
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@MichaelvanDijk2 it could be a false positive. download it from https://www.burst-team.us/ and try again if the same result, then add an exception to your anti-virus program to allow it.
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@iKnow0 thanks, what is a false positive? I will re download and try again.
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@MichaelvanDijk2 a false positive is when your AV detects a virus that is not actually there. It flags the file as infected, when it's actually innocuous.
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@haitch ok thanks, I am also getting the following issue,
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@MichaelvanDijk2 I reported the threat in the wallet thread a while back.
you can download version 0.3.9.3 till this is solved
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Had the exact same problem with Antivirus (from Avira). My complete access to the burst wallet folder was denied and I had to delete the virus scanner and dispose of the "burst_wallet.exe" (couldn´t make the virus scanner to accept an exception). Did then reinstall the scanner.
Had a bad feeling about this and decided to use the normal wallet client in future. I must admit, I still fear that my PC may be infected with something now.edit:
Above text sounds a bit harsh. I have to add that I don´t think the developers added a trojan on purpose. Most likely it is a false positive.
