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I was in the process of downloading the Call of Juarez DX10 benchmark from server 5 I think it was and Windows Live One Care found a virus and I got a message that it has been reported to Microsoft that Techpowerup has links to viruses and I should cease to come here for security reasons. I don't have the actual pic of the messages I had on the screen but I think the name of the virus was exploit or something. I know this has been discussed before but I'm a bit concerned since two of my PCs don't have virus protection and I use Techpowerup on them. :(
 
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hmm... AVAST hasn't picked anything up...
WLOC hasn't picked it up on my rig either...
False Positive maybe?
 

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Im abolutely certain that TPU doesnt have any viruses some bits of code like those found in uploads and downloads pages were it has access to your machine (like save file here) can be detected as malicious code even though its not.
 
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I sure hope so

Im abolutely certain that TPU doesnt have any viruses some bits of code like those found in uploads and downloads pages were it has access to your machine (like save file here) can be detected as malicious code even though its not.

It might freak somebody out to see that sort of thing. I've gotten virus messages from One Care before but never that said to not visit that website anymore due to a history of having viruses.
 

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it's microsoft trying to get you to stop coming to these support forums and go to theirs for which you have to pay $50 for. xDDDDDD
 

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there are no viruses here at tpu.

if you get this please post as much info as possible with screenshot etc so this can be tracked down.
 
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I was in the process of downloading the Call of Juarez DX10 benchmark from server 5 I think it was and Windows Live One Care found a virus and I got a message that it has been reported to Microsoft that Techpowerup has links to viruses and I should cease to come here for security reasons. I don't have the actual pic of the messages I had on the screen but I think the name of the virus was exploit or something. I know this has been discussed before but I'm a bit concerned since two of my PCs don't have virus protection and I use Techpowerup on them. :(
I just downloaded it, with Live one care as my anti virus no issues here
 

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After my flash drives got infected a while back, I scanned my whole PC with Avast. The only thing it found was a file in the Call of Juarez DX10 demo...which I got from TPU.
 

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Yes that one. It was one of the files that it installed.
 
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uh oh my scan is stuck it wont go past 90%
Edit: my scan finished but only after deleting CALL OF JUAREZ zip file
 
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no virus for me
 

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maybe the problem lies in Windows live one care
 

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i'd say WLOC is making a false positive on the benchmark.
 
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i'd say WLOC is making a false positive on the benchmark.
It never came up as a Virus for me, The scan just got stuck on the zip file, it went straight through the uncompressed file though, which i still have I just deleted the zip file.
IF IT WAS A VIRUS IT WOULD NOT HAVE DOWNLOADED, more likely a bad update, if you look at my TPU SC I had a previous download of it from 6/3/09 and it never posed any issue's until yesterday
 
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In the future I will save the screenshot

there are no viruses here at tpu.

if you get this please post as much info as possible with screenshot etc so this can be tracked down.

It seemed way wierd because I've had viruses that simply get deleted and this went on about identity theft reported to Microsoft or something. Anyhow thanks guys for looking into it. :)
 
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