Weird Virus Problem

Kazilan · 05-24-2009, 01:05 AM

Hey everybody, I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice on a virus warning that pops up every time I go to gamespy.com. I get a warning that : C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\cache4\opr1EN77 contains a virus from the Nutcracker family (I use the Avast free antivirus software). I move it to the chest and close the browser window.

This happens EVERY time I go to gamespy.com, but nowhere else. I find it hard to believe that somehow gamespy is trying to infect my computer but I know almost nothing about viruses - what is really going on? Last time this happened I ran a virus scan and it didn't find anything.

Thanks in advance.

SpiritWarrior · 05-24-2009, 01:18 AM

Sounds like a false positive. If a scan reveals nothing, and other scanners do not alert you, then you can safely say it is. Well known sites like gamespy or ebay or yahoo etc. obviously don't maliciously infect you, so i'd guess its avast. I use AVG free and sometimes panda, haven't had a virus in a long time.

ElfBane · 05-24-2009, 05:54 AM

Do you use multiple browsers? Try Gamespy with FF or IE and see what happens.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 05-24-2009, 12:09 PM

Can you post the link here, so I can go there and see what Norton says?

Kazilan · 05-24-2009, 01:31 PM

I just tried it with IE and got the same virus message that in the following folder: Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\GTE7CDAZ\bg-tab-lft-0[1].gif there is a virus.

The link I go to is www.gamespy.com, nothing special or out of the ordinary.

SpiritWarrior · 05-24-2009, 03:16 PM

A false-positive then. Clean out your temp folders, hit "ignore" the next time it happens and keep on going.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 05-24-2009, 04:22 PM

All good here,
Maybe 'cos it's game"spy", it thinks it's spyware!?

Chewbacca · 05-24-2009, 10:30 PM

I use Avast and get the same Virus warning from that gamespy site.

Maybe send gamespy an email asking what is up with that?

Kezardin · 05-24-2009, 10:41 PM

There's some mention in the Avast forums of this problem. General agreement is it's a false positive.

Perhaps drop Avast an email advising them of the warning you've been getting just to confirm.

dplax · 05-25-2009, 12:54 AM

Just went to Gamespy with Avast, did not get any warning. Maybe it's actually one of the regional IGN sites which has a suspicious file? (I automatically get redirected to the british site)

05-24-2009, 01:05 AM	#1
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 43 Posts: 485	Weird Virus Problem Hey everybody, I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice on a virus warning that pops up every time I go to gamespy.com. I get a warning that : C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\cache4\opr1EN77 contains a virus from the Nutcracker family (I use the Avast free antivirus software). I move it to the chest and close the browser window. This happens EVERY time I go to gamespy.com, but nowhere else. I find it hard to believe that somehow gamespy is trying to infect my computer but I know almost nothing about viruses - what is really going on? Last time this happened I ran a virus scan and it didn't find anything. Thanks in advance. __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

05-24-2009, 01:18 AM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Weird Virus Problem Sounds like a false positive. If a scan reveals nothing, and other scanners do not alert you, then you can safely say it is. Well known sites like gamespy or ebay or yahoo etc. obviously don't maliciously infect you, so i'd guess its avast. I use AVG free and sometimes panda, haven't had a virus in a long time. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-24-2009, 05:54 AM	#3
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	Re: Weird Virus Problem Do you use multiple browsers? Try Gamespy with FF or IE and see what happens. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

05-24-2009, 12:09 PM	#4
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 60 Posts: 5,634	Re: Weird Virus Problem Can you post the link here, so I can go there and see what Norton says? __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

05-24-2009, 01:31 PM	#5
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 43 Posts: 485	Re: Weird Virus Problem I just tried it with IE and got the same virus message that in the following folder: Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\GTE7CDAZ\bg-tab-lft-0[1].gif there is a virus. The link I go to is www.gamespy.com, nothing special or out of the ordinary. __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

05-24-2009, 03:16 PM	#6
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Weird Virus Problem A false-positive then. Clean out your temp folders, hit "ignore" the next time it happens and keep on going. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-24-2009, 04:22 PM	#7
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 60 Posts: 5,634	Re: Weird Virus Problem All good here, Maybe 'cos it's game"spy", it thinks it's spyware!? __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

05-24-2009, 10:30 PM	#8
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	Re: Weird Virus Problem I use Avast and get the same Virus warning from that gamespy site. Maybe send gamespy an email asking what is up with that? __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

05-24-2009, 10:41 PM	#9
Kezardin Elminster Join Date: June 20, 2001 Location: Sydney Age: 68 Posts: 486	Re: Weird Virus Problem There's some mention in the Avast forums of this problem. General agreement is it's a false positive. Perhaps drop Avast an email advising them of the warning you've been getting just to confirm. Last edited by Kezardin; 05-25-2009 at 02:15 AM.

05-25-2009, 12:54 AM	#10
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 40 Posts: 5,577	Re: Weird Virus Problem Just went to Gamespy with Avast, did not get any warning. Maybe it's actually one of the regional IGN sites which has a suspicious file? (I automatically get redirected to the british site) __________________

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