Powder Toy = Trojan (?)

  • eloas3
    4th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    Now I know some people may say " you are an idiot I used powder toy since 2009 and i had no trojan >;O "

    No no no, it's a problem I have, every time I run Powder Toy I get a pop up from ByteFence anti malware.

    Proof: https://prnt.sc/jqs7at (Alto means High in spanish, Riesgo means Risk in spanish also)

     

    please help

     

    By the way if powder toy did not exist in 2009, i don't know.

    Edited 4 times by eloas3. Last: 6th Mar 2019
  • Cracker1000
    4th Jun 2018 Member 1 Permalink

    It's just the antivirus giving false alerts.Don't worry tpt doesn't contain any virus.

  • TPT_PL
    4th Jun 2018 Member 1 Permalink
    Just ignore the issue. If it really is bothering you, run an online scan.
    Also, I recommend using more reputable software. Although ByteFence might be legitimate, it's not the best of the antimalware programs out there. I recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, but I shouldn't advertise other software on here.
  • ChargedCreeper
    4th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    In addition to what has been said already, anti-malware software (of all forms) is not 100% accurate. False positives are known to happen with them from time to time, and using such software involves judgement calls. Do not rely solely on your AV software. It is a tool to assist you in deciding if files are safe or not, not to tell you for certain.

     

    TPT is open-source. It does not contain any malicious code, and never will (at least not the official builds...). As long as you're getting it from an official source, you'll be fine.

    Edited once by ChargedCreeper. Last: 4th Jun 2018
  • kobalt
    4th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    that means your anti virus program is trash+fake

  • moonheart08
    5th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    @kobalt No it does not. It may be trash,but it calling TPT a trojan has happened before, and doesn't mean it's fake.
    Literally look back a few releases ago where a mistake by the devs made all antimalware software label it as malicious.

  • jacob1
    5th Jun 2018 Developer 0 Permalink
    @moonheart08 (View Post)
    Yeah, now the bitcoin miner is only downloaded after launching TPT, to hide it from the antiviruses

    @eloas3 (View Post)
    TPT has no virus in it and never has. You could try redownloading it just in case though
  • Cracker1000
    5th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    @eloas3 (View Post)

     The av is not fake.

    @jacob1 (View Post)

     Bitcoin mining? Now i know why recent snapshots are lagging :P probably bitcoin mining works only for single scale mode.Plz fix it.

  • nmd
    5th Jun 2018 Member 1 Permalink

    You know, TPT should have a public SHA256 checksum.

    Not that it would really be needed, but it would be an (easy) added layer of reassurance.

  • PangeaUltima
    5th Jun 2018 Member 0 Permalink

    @cracker1000 (View Post)

     Bitcoin miner is a complete trash, i'd can get arrested becus of that.

     

    Every time i run TPT, i'd dosen't get a pop up fron Kaspersky.

    And, every time i launch a stupid game called Triple3**, i will get a pop up.

Locked by jacob1: not a virus