Kaspersky security warning: Trojan Cryptor

[harin75 0]

I was trying to import an image into Paint.Net and Kaspersky (version 7) Internet Security gave a warning that the program was behaving like

Trojan. Cryptor. I added Paint. Net to the 'trusted zone' to stop this warning.

Is this a bug? Or do you have spyware in the program? Maybe it is a bug

in the Kaspersky program ?

[spike 121 0]

... i dont really use programs like that, but PdN is certainly not a Trojan, otherwise, we all would be dead... or out a computer

probably just a bug in the program

[Sozo 22]

Quite possibly a bug in Kapersky; are you using Vista?

[harin75 0]

Kaspersky thinks it is a keylogger; if I turn off the alert for keyloggers

the problem goes away. I am using WINXP.

[Sozo 22]

I know Vista's had trouble with false alarms for Antivirus programs, but I can't tell you why XP would think PDN is a keylogger.

On the other hand, Rick has been gettin' rather wealthy lately...

[Yata 0]

I have Norton and it says PdN is fine. If Norton gives it the ok, I give it the ok.

Rick would never do anything of the sort.

[Rick Brewster 1,766]

On the other hand, Rick has been gettin' rather wealthy lately...

Uhh ..... ? Says who? And what's that even supposed to mean?

[BoltBait 3,278]

Its just a little friendly teasing, I think.

Paint.NET is safe.

[Rick Brewster 1,766]

If I were stupid enough to put out a Paint.NET release that had a virus, I'm sure I'd instantly get thousands of e-mails from people after using the built-in updater. Not to mention there'd be lots of blog posts about it, etc.

*checks inbox*

Nope, just the regular level of e-mail today.

Sometimes "security software" can get a bit over ambitious and will flag things that either don't need to be flagged, or it will flag a subset of activity that known malware does use but that is otherwise fine. That's probably what happened here. Either that or you downloaded Paint.NET from some place that added a virus to the installer. I don't have any examples of this -- to be safe, just get it from http://www.getpaint.net .

For instance, in Paint.NET v2.5 I had to make a change in the installer because a lot of security software was preventing me from using a system component that some malicious VBScripts were using. The component wasn't malicious, but some software that used it was. I disagree with doing this and think it doesn't add anything to the security of a system. It's like saying, "OH MY GOODNESS, you have a ten dollar bill! You can use those to buy cigarettes for babies and give them cancer! We should outlaw the ten dollar bill."

[Sozo 22]

A bit touchy aren't we. It was purely good natured teasing, no insult intended.

[Rick Brewster 1,766]

A bit touchy aren't we. It was purely good natured teasing, no insult intended.

Then please put a smiley in there or something. It sounded like you were saying I put a virus in Paint.NET in order to make money. This is not something to joke around about.

[Sozo 22]

Sorry, I have a rather dry sense of humor; putting a smiley in doesn't occur to me naturally. Next time I'll communicate better.

[Crazy Man Dan 19]

It's like saying, "OH MY GOODNESS, you have a ten dollar bill! You can use those to buy cigarettes for babies and give them cancer! We should outlaw the ten dollar bill."

Rick, you're just so darn quotable.

[darkmummy9 0]

i got mcacfee. zonealarm and windows defender if they say its fine i say its fine

[Yata 0]

It's like saying, "OH MY GOODNESS, you have a ten dollar bill! You can use those to buy cigarettes for babies and give them cancer! We should outlaw the ten dollar bill."

Rick, you're just so darn quotable.

I'm sorry, but that just made me laugh harder then I ever have !

[Rick Brewster 1,766]

Moved to Bugs & Troubleshooting

[david.atwell 290]

@Yata - you laugh a lot. It makes me smile. :-)

EDIT: Right, the point. I was going to say, Symantec has been fine with PdN the entire time I've used it. As Rick said, make sure you're downloading from getpaint.net.