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Solved Malwarebytes Update causes Massive false positives.
Retired Bell Head
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Pro User
A definition update for Malwarebytes causes Trojan.Donloader.ED false positive on a massive amount of files that it can disable your system. It was corrected with new update. It hit me this afternoon and sure glad I had a recent Macrium Refresh image.
***False positive Trojan.Downloader.ED*** - Malwarebytes Forum
Jim
OS
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64BIT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
ASUS - Home Built
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory
Crucial Balistic DDR-3 1866 CL 9 (8 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card
On Chip
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata 6gbs
WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
PSU
Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case
Corsair 400R
Cooling
Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Keyboard
AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse
Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
Internet Speed
15MB
Antivirus
NIS, Malwarebytes Premium 2
Other Info
APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program,
Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem.
Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer,
Epson V300 Scanner
Righteous Dude
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Oh my! I hate to see such a mistake sully such a good program. Nice post Jim
A Guy
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX750
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27MP33HQ 32" IPS LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB, 2 x SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS®, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Internet Speed
20 + Mbps
Browser
Vivaldi
Antivirus
Avast
Retired Bell Head
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It really screwed a lot of systems. One person had 2800 files quarantined. A lot can't use their systems because of the exe and dll files being quarantined.
Jim
OS
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64BIT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
ASUS - Home Built
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory
Crucial Balistic DDR-3 1866 CL 9 (8 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card
On Chip
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata 6gbs
WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
PSU
Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case
Corsair 400R
Cooling
Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Keyboard
AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse
Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
Internet Speed
15MB
Antivirus
NIS, Malwarebytes Premium 2
Other Info
APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program,
Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem.
Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer,
Epson V300 Scanner
So can I download it normally or should I download it from the link provided in the support page?
OS
windows 8.1 pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7 4790
Motherboard
ASRock z97 extreme 4
Memory
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 758MHz (10-10-10-27)
Graphics Card(s)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (EVGA)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Shimian (2560x1440@59Hz)
Screen Resolution
(1920x1080@120Hz)
Hard Drives
os Samsung ssd 840 pro 256gb
media wd green 3tb
PSU
gigabyte green max 650w
Case
haf-x
Cooling
cooler master 412slim and case fans
Keyboard
razer lycosa
Mouse
steel series diablo 3 mouse
Browser
firefox
Antivirus
Norton internet security
Righteous Dude
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It has been fixed. Everything is normal again. A Guy
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX750
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27MP33HQ 32" IPS LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB, 2 x SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS®, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Internet Speed
20 + Mbps
Browser
Vivaldi
Antivirus
Avast
Retired Bell Head
VIP Member
Pro User
So can I download it normally or should I download it from the link provided in the support page?
It does not matter. Just do an update for the newest definitions before running a scan. The problem was a bad definition update.
Jim
OS
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64BIT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
ASUS - Home Built
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory
Crucial Balistic DDR-3 1866 CL 9 (8 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card
On Chip
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata 6gbs
WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
PSU
Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case
Corsair 400R
Cooling
Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Keyboard
AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse
Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
Internet Speed
15MB
Antivirus
NIS, Malwarebytes Premium 2
Other Info
APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program,
Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem.
Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer,
Epson V300 Scanner
It's just that I installed Windows 8 recently and I wanted to download malwarebytes next to windows defender
Thank you
OS
windows 8.1 pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
CPU
i7 4790
Motherboard
ASRock z97 extreme 4
Memory
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 758MHz (10-10-10-27)
Graphics Card(s)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (EVGA)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Shimian (2560x1440@59Hz)
Screen Resolution
(1920x1080@120Hz)
Hard Drives
os Samsung ssd 840 pro 256gb
media wd green 3tb
PSU
gigabyte green max 650w
Case
haf-x
Cooling
cooler master 412slim and case fans
Keyboard
razer lycosa
Mouse
steel series diablo 3 mouse
Browser
firefox
Antivirus
Norton internet security
Spybot S+D
Hello
I was disturbed to read this although we all make mistakes.
Years ago I used Spybot S+D but drifted away thinking it was not that current and used MBAM in its place.
Would you suggest switching back?
Thank you
Peter
OS
Windows 10 Pro x 64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8300, Dell Inspiron 15 R N5010
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE force 420
Hard Drives
1TB
Browser
Edge, Chrome
Antivirus
Defender, MBAM, Router
Retired Bell Head
VIP Member
Pro User
Hello
I was disturbed to read this although we all make mistakes.
Years ago I used Spybot S+D but drifted away thinking it was not that current and used MBAM in its place.
Would you suggest switching back?
Thank you
Peter
I am staying with MBAM, its a great product.
Jim
OS
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64BIT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
ASUS - Home Built
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard
ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory
Crucial Balistic DDR-3 1866 CL 9 (8 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card
On Chip
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata 6gbs
WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
PSU
Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case
Corsair 400R
Cooling
Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Keyboard
AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse
Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
Internet Speed
15MB
Antivirus
NIS, Malwarebytes Premium 2
Other Info
APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program,
Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem.
Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer,
Epson V300 Scanner
SAS
I have read that Super AntiSpyWare is a solid program also.
OS
Windows 10 Pro x 64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8300, Dell Inspiron 15 R N5010
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE force 420
Hard Drives
1TB
Browser
Edge, Chrome
Antivirus
Defender, MBAM, Router
Righteous Dude
Team Member
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I have both MalwareBytes and Superantispyware Pro. I won't be moving from either. I don't think Spybot has been relevant for some time. I have the
Free Emsisoft Antimalware as well. A Guy
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX750
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27MP33HQ 32" IPS LED
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB, 2 x SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS®, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Internet Speed
20 + Mbps
Browser
Vivaldi
Antivirus
Avast
malware
I am using as little 3rd party as possible so I hope Defender + MBAM do the trick; you are well protected.
OS
Windows 10 Pro x 64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8300, Dell Inspiron 15 R N5010
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE force 420
Hard Drives
1TB
Browser
Edge, Chrome
Antivirus
Defender, MBAM, Router
Well-Known Member
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Guru
This would not cause me to loose faith in malwarebytes. Mistakes happen from time to time, fortunately the impact of this one wasn't huge. Although for the people affected, unless they had a system image, I bet it seemed like a very big deal.
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
protection
I agree. I will continue with MBAM and consider it an isolated incident.
OS
Windows 10 Pro x 64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8300, Dell Inspiron 15 R N5010
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE force 420
Hard Drives
1TB
Browser
Edge, Chrome
Antivirus
Defender, MBAM, Router