How to rid setup applications of any viruses


  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    How to rid setup applications of any viruses


    I wanted to install a program onto my computer, but I ran VirusTotal - a free virus checking site on chrome - on the setup application to make sure of an malaware. When the results came in, they weren't pretty. Are their any programs that can rid setup applications of any viruses?
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       #2

    It is very unlikely that you will be able to remove the virus from this program. I wouldn't take a chance on it. I'm guessing that it is a free program. But although you didn't pay any money up front for this program, you will pay heavily if you install the program.
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       #3

    Was it a virus or bundled install with other software often free stuff has stuff with it to help pay for their work
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  4. Posts : 8
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       #4

    According to VirusTotal, viruses were detected. I assume it takes mad programming skills to get the results I want? For now, the free program will never see access to my start menu till I can extract all the #### from it. If only there were a program where I could press one button, and viruses go bye bye. My immature mind can only take me so far.
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  5. Posts : 8
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    I found the file with all the programming. If only I could upload it to you guys to see what kind of language it is, but the site is experiencing errors.
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  6. Posts : 0
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    You could try extracting the contents from the .exe with Uniextractor, but it's not guaranteed that will work. There's this too. Request Rejected
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       #7

    Much obliged, thank you. Q
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  8. Posts : 3,615
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       #8

    Which AVs on Virus Total reported virus. If it's one or more the obscure ones it's probably a false positive. If one or more of the major ones, it's probably infected.
    Nic
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       #9

    Shaggai said:
    I found the file with all the programming. If only I could upload it to you guys to see what kind of language it is, but the site is experiencing errors.
    It would not be good to upload a virus-laden program to this site.
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  10. Posts : 3,615
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       #10

    Forum Rules
    10) Absolutely no posting of malicious content of any kind, e.g., links, software.
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