McAfee false positive?


  1. alwinwinjoe
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit Version 6.1 (build 7600.16385)
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    McAfee false positive?


    So yesterday I scanned my whole system with my McAfee Total Protection and found this:

    Shall I send it to McAfee to confirm it as a false positive?
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  3. Capt.Jack Sparrow
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    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
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    alwinwinjoe said:
    So yesterday I scanned my whole system with my McAfee Total Protection and found this:

    Shall I send it to McAfee to confirm it as a false positive?
    Yup i would send it to MacAfee to make sure it's clean

    Good Luck,
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  4. jav
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1
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    yeap, send it.

    McAfee Artemis is well-known for False positives.

    Have a look at this: McAfee Communities: "Artemis" & Other Possibly False...
    It also tells you, how to report False Positives
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  6. GeorgeB
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    I uninstalled Mcafee for all the false positives.
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