"Suspicious File Found!"

Published on April 20, 2009 By Shadowtechnique In WindowBlinds

I just ran a virus scan using the latest version of Avast and it's telling me that wbsrv.dll is a virus.

From the warning message's window:

"A suspicious file has been detected (using a heuristic method). This may be a sign of malware infection. Please allow the file to be submitted to our virus lab for analysis.

Filename: C:\PROGRA~1\Stardock\OBJECT~1\WINDOW~1\wbsrv.dll

Type: Rootkit: hidden process"

I'm just wondering, is this a false-positive? I've been using WB for years now and I've used Avast several times in the past without any warnings with WB. This is the first time it's happened. The only options it gives is to "delete now" or "ignore."

Your thoughts?

Comments

Uvah

on Apr 20, 2009

In all probability it's a false positive. The dll belongs with WB. I'd just ignore it.

voidcore

on Apr 20, 2009

Probably a false positive - send it to avast.

DrJBHL

on Apr 20, 2009

voidcore and Uvah are right on the money if you downloaded your software from Stardock.

If you downloaded it from another source, there is no assurance that the file is innocent. In any case, submit it to Avast.

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