h.sie hardcode fixes - virus alert

[Faslane]

I use AVG antivirus and when I try to patch the SH3 .exe file I get a virus warning for some thing called Luhe.MaZec.L. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problem. If so, is it safe to ignore and proceed anyway?

[sublynx]

I wouldn't take that too seriously.

Here's what H.sie himself has to say about it:

http://www.marinesims.de/wbb2/thread.php?postid=273239

(in German, but perhaps Google translate will help if need be)

[Faslane]

Yes, thanks Sublynx interesting comments. I am sure it is safe to proceed. I may try another antivirus programme to stop the annoying alert message each time I log on.

[VONHARRIS]

ESET 5 and ESET 4 , do not show any message.

[U1260]

Yes, thanks Sublynx interesting comments. I am sure it is safe to proceed. I may try another antivirus programme to stop the annoying alert message each time I log on.

At the time I applied the patch I was using Avast and it didn't like the patched .exe either. All I had to do though was put it on the exceptions list and it ran fine. Using AVG now, it hasn't warned me about the patched SH3.exe once.

[Rammstein0991]

One of the "wunderbar" drawbacks of AV-ware "false positives" :nope:

[desertstriker]

i am sorry read this tread and thought of this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfD5rnkTws

[Tango589]

:har:

[Pisces]

Well, from the virus/malware scanner point of view it is a legitimate warning. The H.Sie program patches an executable file. We may intend to do this, but the virus/malware-scanners don't know that. So, try to add the location of the H.Sie patcher and similar tools in the scanner's exclusion/safe-list.

[maillemaker]

QUICK & DIRTY SOLUTION:
Deactivate programs such as AVG when using patches like S3H/H.sie

Unforunately, AVG only allows disabling for a maximum of 15 minutes.

I tried disabling it, ran the game, then it quarantined my executable while I was playing. Now I can't find it in the vault and have to do a re-install.

Proper and detailed solution:
Add to your antivirus-program an EXCEPTION RULE for "*.exe" in your installation folders and all folders included therein.

How do you do this with AVG?

Thanks,

Steve

[desertstriker]

should be in settings somewhere under white list or exceptions.

[TorpX]

How do you do this with AVG?


Have you tried using Game Booster to shut down AVG?

[Zosimus]

You should have an AVG icon in the bottom-right hand corner of your screen. Right click that and select Open AVG.

In the top-right corner you will find a tab marked options. Click that tab and go down to advanced settings.

On advanced settings you will see a list of choices on the left. Directly under update you will find Exceptions. Click that.

Towards the middle bottom you will find four buttons:

Add exception, Edit, Remove, and Remove all. Click add exception.

Select Exception Type: Choose Application or File
Tick the boxes: Even when file is moved to new location and Even when this file has been changed and updated.

Then you must select the file(s) you wish to exclude. You can use the browse feature to locate the file(s).

(Someone take over for me here. What exactly are we trying to exclude??)

[maillemaker]

No, that is wrong. There is also the option to disable until a system-restart. Read here: http://science.opposingviews.com/dis...rus-21933.html (http://science.opposingviews.com/disable-avg-antivirus-21933.html)

I'm running a 2011 version and it does not have this option. Maybe a later version supports indefinite suspension.

You must be wrong here as well, since that cannot happen! Either it quarantines the .exe (and thus you'd be able to find it in the vault) OR it deletes it - and that cannot happen as long as the .exe is running.

I googled this and several other people had reported this same problem on the AVG forums. AVG support said, "send us your log file and a screen shot" so there was no solution given. The quarantining of the file was listed in the log, but when you opened the virus vault it was not there.


Anyway I did a complete re-install and I discovered how to white-list files in AVG under the advanced settings you can specify files to ignore. So I ignored the patched sh3.exe in all the places where it occurs and everything is fine now.