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Is NESAssetsWorkshop-Installer (latest installer) a safe software ?

A topic by dmacoco created Jun 26, 2023 Views: 269 Replies: 4
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My anti-virus is reporting that "NESAssetsWorkshop-Installer (latest installer)" is including a virus ?

Developer

Hi! Could you please share the complete message that the anti virus gives?

I haven't received any similar report so far. The installer has been there for a few months now with hundreds of downloads. I assume it is a false negative that anti viruses sometimes give. But it is worth looking into it if you could give more details. Thank you!

Hello, below the screenshot coming from McAfeeLiveSafe. I've download again the exe file with the same feedback. 

Developer

Thank you.

A google search indicates that it is a rare occurrence, and is most likely MacAfee's false positive of a trojan, not a virus.

These forum posts talk about it:

https://forums.mcafee.com/t5/VirusScan/False-Positive-JTI-Suspect-196612-65a0e3d...

https://forums.mcafee.com/t5/VirusScan/False-positive-JTI-Suspect-196612-5ec1062...

https://communitym.trellix.com/t5/Malware/JTI-Suspect-1966-Threat/td-p/607501

I am going to scan it on a few different machines, using different anti-virus software than McAfee just to be sure and will then update this post with the findings.

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I can guarantee the problem is McAfee. That one is really bad and just as paranoid as the real McAfee was and sees viruses where there are none. Get a proper antivirus like AVG (hell, even Windows Defender is better than that tripe). I think the only worse antivirus than McAfee is Norton (and only because it not only gives false positives, but also slows your computer to molasses).