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Mephisto
February 11th, 2006, 09:14 PM
Dear all,
I have received an E-Mail that the TDM-Modpack may contain a virus. The user mailed that McAfee reported a warning message "Malformed Archive" when following www.malfador.com (http://www.malfador.com) -> Mod-Section -> tdm.otaku42.de -> Download of the TDM full version.

I have checked the archive with my virus scanner and came up lacking any signs of a virus. However, I'd like to be absolutely sure that there is no virus.

Can anyone report or deny "virus" problems with the TDM-Modpack?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Kamog
February 11th, 2006, 11:39 PM
No virus. I have TDM installed and I regularly scan the computer for viruses. I'm using Norton antivirus with up-to-date definitions and it has never detected any viruses.
Kana
February 12th, 2006, 02:41 AM
Could be a false positive of a virus...I know certain files cant be sent via Hotmail even though they are completely virus free because of their virus scanning....

Kana
Renegade 13
February 12th, 2006, 03:08 AM
I have never had any trouble with any version of TDM. Could the person have had a corrupted download of some form or another?
Arkcon
February 12th, 2006, 11:18 AM
Kana said:
Could be a false positive of a virus...I know certain files cant be sent via Hotmail even though they are completely virus free because of their virus scanning....

Kana



A very true statement. As a further example, allow me to submit:

http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/02/11/2259232.shtml

Tee Hee *chortle* *giggle*

I don't know who's side to be on for this one.
PsychoTechFreak
February 12th, 2006, 02:36 PM
Downloaded and scanned by F-Secure, no malware detected. It's clean.
Captain Kwok
February 12th, 2006, 03:26 PM
Perhaps the person's download was slightly corrupted?
Mephisto
February 12th, 2006, 04:27 PM
Thank you all for your replies! Maybe it was a false positive, maybe the download got corrupted, I don't know. Maybe the person will post here, I sent the link to this thread to him. You all helped me by making sure I was not overlooking anything.
Strategia_In_Ultima
February 13th, 2006, 02:06 PM
Kana said:
Could be a false positive of a virus...I know certain files cant be sent via Hotmail even though they are completely virus free because of their virus scanning....

Kana



Oooooh that's so annoying. In the (ancient) days before I installed WinRAR and used XP's built-in zip function (bad me), I could never send any zip file created by Microsoft's own sip function. Ah well, it'll all be moot anyway; in three hundred years everybody'll run their minds on Windows anyway, and Microsoft will rule the world, so any criticism is quickly exorcised by your built-in not-so-anti spyware program http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Ain't I an optimist?