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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: tkbx on March 25, 2013, 11:51:26 AM



Title: 0.1 bitcoin virus scan results
Post by: tkbx on March 25, 2013, 11:51:26 AM
To anyone who downloaded that bitcoin.exe program that claims to give you free bitcoins:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1fc156596a6410103a8de0eceb958c74754aa227c8b96f5af9898ef3593fb079/analysis/1364212081 (https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1fc156596a6410103a8de0eceb958c74754aa227c8b96f5af9898ef3593fb079/analysis/1364212081)

In summation: "HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic"


Title: Re: 0.1 bitcoin virus scan results
Post by: b!z on March 25, 2013, 01:15:35 PM
To anyone who downloaded that bitcoin.exe program that claims to give you free bitcoins:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1fc156596a6410103a8de0eceb958c74754aa227c8b96f5af9898ef3593fb079/analysis/1364212081 (https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/1fc156596a6410103a8de0eceb958c74754aa227c8b96f5af9898ef3593fb079/analysis/1364212081)

In summation: "HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic"

In summary, if you want a program to generate Bitcoins, go here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=42.0


Title: Re: 0.1 bitcoin virus scan results
Post by: ftping on March 25, 2013, 01:29:20 PM
In summary, don't download exe files that promise free money.

Unless they're open source mining software... :P


Title: Re: 0.1 bitcoin virus scan results
Post by: tyeken8 on March 25, 2013, 11:57:09 PM
1. download software from official
2. check signature of your downloaded stuffs
3. test it on a small scope first