SoftPerfect Network Scanner
Netscan detected by AntiVirus
Started by bizmarkie
Netscan detected by AntiVirus 15 March 2016, 04:07 |
Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 25 |
My AntiVirus detected Netscan as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). I was able to add it to exceptions, but I was wondering why antivirus companies would call SoftPerfect Netscan (or other IP scanners like it) PUP, or hacking tool, etc? It only reads from the network in most cases, doesn't do anything nefarious, and I sure wouldn't call it much of a hacking tool. Also, have you contacted A/V companies about removing it from their PUP list? What do they say?
Re: Netscan detected by AntiVirus - False positive 15 March 2016, 07:44 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |
Perhaps your antivirus is outdated? At the moment, only CMC reports a false positive "virus" detection in VirusTotal.
CMC antivirus is produced by some obscure Vietnamese company who don't care and don't respond despite our numerous attempts to report this false positive. We also know from colleagues that CMC regularly flags other simple and harmless applications that don't have any network-related functions. So we can safely conclude that CMC is very unreliable and likely to produce false positives.
All other malware scanners, including all the well-known and well-maintained ones, report our Network Scanner as clean and safe, according to VirusTotal.
CMC antivirus is produced by some obscure Vietnamese company who don't care and don't respond despite our numerous attempts to report this false positive. We also know from colleagues that CMC regularly flags other simple and harmless applications that don't have any network-related functions. So we can safely conclude that CMC is very unreliable and likely to produce false positives.
All other malware scanners, including all the well-known and well-maintained ones, report our Network Scanner as clean and safe, according to VirusTotal.
Re: Netscan detected by AntiVirus 16 March 2016, 02:30 |
Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 25 |
Re: Netscan detected by AntiVirus 16 March 2016, 07:46 |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 3 519 |
I know the Network Scanner was once unfortunately included into malware called Anunak (see page 3). Who knows, may be that's why it is flagged as a PUP now.
Re: Netscan detected by AntiVirus 08 April 2016, 03:46 |
Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 25 |
jim fang
Re: Netscan detected by AntiVirus 28 April 2016, 05:33 |