Trojan in LAUNCHE.EXE

**LordBiggums** · April 09, 2011, 06:53 AM

When I try to install MTW2 Kingdoms, when I launch it I automatically get a trojan. The trojan is easily removed, but still, what do I do?

**PoleCat** · April 09, 2011, 07:25 AM

Where are you downloading M2 from? Not from a torrent site I hope....

**irishron** · April 09, 2011, 08:13 AM

AVG Antivirus? If so, run it through Windows Defender.

**LordBiggums** · April 09, 2011, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by PoleCat

Where are you downloading M2 from? Not from a torrent site I hope....

No it is through my disc, that is why I am so confused.

Originally Posted by irishron

AVG Antivirus? If so, run it through Windows Defender.

I have AVG and after I remove it, restart my pc and try the dl again, when I try to launch the game it pops up again. Is it somehow embedded in my disc?

**irishron** · April 09, 2011, 09:01 AM

No, AVG is throwing a false positive.

Use Windows Defender, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx, and see if t comes up.

AVG has been doing this for a month with kingdoms.exe.

**LordBiggums** · April 09, 2011, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

No, AVG is throwing a false positive.

Use Windows Defender, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx, and see if t comes up.

AVG has been doing this for a month with kingdoms.exe.

So I don't have a virus? AVG has said this for everybody?

**irishron** · April 09, 2011, 09:49 AM

There is an old thread here and one in the Basemant about it. Yes, it flagging everybody.

**LordBiggums** · April 09, 2011, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

There is an old thread here and one in the Basemant about it. Yes, it flagging everybody.

Thank you very much for your help. Everything is working perfectly. + rep for your help.

**irishron** · April 09, 2011, 07:23 PM

You're welcome. Enjoy the game.

**Ishan** · April 09, 2011, 08:26 PM

@LordBiggums
Discs can't get infected anyways they are read only type, so virus can't affect it so like Sir Ron said it's nothing to worry about, there is no trojan.

**irishron** · April 09, 2011, 08:51 PM

I know. We.ve been dealing with it for a month.

**fierywokbar** · April 11, 2011, 12:06 AM

What Irish said. False positive. BIG TIME. My computer went under and I've been using safe mode for a month. Had a friend of mine look at it a couple hours ago, get rid of AVG, and everything is working fine now. Something about AVG either continuously scanning in the background (thereby slowing everything to a complete halt), or its latest update just throwing everything into chaos.