caymus168 Report post Posted December 17, 2013 hi- just ran SAS Free Edition "Quick Scan" today after doing an update. the result gave 3 "Critical Threats"--all tied to ComboFix files-- 1. "COMBOFIX.EXE" in myDesktop folder 2. "combofix.exe" in my "HKLM/Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\" folder 3. "SHORTCUT TO COMBOFIX.LNK" in my Desktop\ANTIV folder i use WinXP Prof'l Edition w/ SvcPack3 I'm pretty sure the above are false positives, as I installed ComboFix on my PC a few years ago (although haven't run it for at least a year) * I've clicked on the "Report False Positive" button for each of the above 3 threats * will be curious to see if your SAS team confirms these 3 are indeed false positives? thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuiltySpark Report post Posted December 17, 2013 Hi caymus168, Combofix will always show up like this with the majority of AV and AS programs due to the way Combofix works, incidently if you are not well adversed in using Combofix you should take advice on how to use it correctly as it does have the ability to 'Brick' a computer on rare occasions. However this is indeed a False Positive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caymus168 Report post Posted December 17, 2013 hi Guilty Spark- thx v much for the quick reply. understood on getting help when need to run combofix. have a great day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Verdugo Report post Posted April 14, 2014 Sorry to wake up this old thread, but why not just update the software so it does not report this false positive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuiltySpark Report post Posted April 15, 2014 May not be as easy as that due to the way those programs work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
