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Chrome setup File Hacked..?? it has aTrojan Horse..!!!

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/chrome-setup-file-hacked-it-has-atrojan-horse.99321/

Sathish
Sathish Original post #1
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
today, when i download the setup file for Google Chrome from google site,
my avast shows a warning as follows;

A Trojan Horse Was Found
Malware Name : win32.Midgare.OI[Trj]
Malware Type : Trojan Horse


and also abort the connection automatically..

Is Goolge Chrome setup Hacked....???
C
Cool Joe #2
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:52 PM
ASFAIK, there are no such probs with the setup. I checked the net and found no such problems.
thinkhatke
thinkhatke #3
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
i don't think so
may be thats a problem with ur system
i too installed chrome, but i had found nothing and its working fine :)
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #4
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
false alarm.

Kaspersky once showed a trojan in "picasa2" setup file:p
swatkat
swatkat #5
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Do you have the installer stub with you? If yes, can you scan the file at *www.virustotal.com/ ?
Sathish
Sathish #6
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:57 PM
ok.. guys. i here by posting the screen print.. and my download was pushed me to disconnect that connection..



my system(including OS (xp),drivers) has updated upto till date ..and i have no problems with virus/spyware/trojans/ and my system is running very smoothly without any hesitation.
iMav
iMav #7
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Is your internet over LAN? As in broadband?
Sathish
Sathish #8
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM
broadband..
4T7
4T7 #9
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Chrome is a trojan that's correct :D
tuxybuzz
tuxybuzz #10
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:15 PM
it worked perfectly for me..
iMav
iMav #11
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Betruger said:
broadband..
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If your ISP has a LAN setup via which it is providing you internet then there is a virus on the network that will term most exes as viruses/trojans, though not necessarily the file is infected. Stop sharing your folders. Delete the file and re-download to another location.
afonofa
afonofa #12
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Other Avast users have reported the same. It's definitely a false positive.
Sathish
Sathish #13
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:55 PM
iMav said:
If your ISP has a LAN setup via which it is providing you internet then there is a virus on the network that will term most exes as viruses/trojans, though not necessarily the file is infected.
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IS IT POSSIBLE.. :eek::eek:
how can i identify it..??

i have bit of confusing.. if have spare time, pl explain that info. briefly.:confused::confused:

And,
today, i successfully downloaded the setup file without any warnings..
iMav
iMav #14
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Don't know the details, but I suffered from this some months back. ;) All my software setups suddenly started showing as infected via Avast. Incidentally that particular drive was shared on the network.