Hi there,

I have a file that I found from an unknown source. While it looks promising, there was virus reports from online scanners.

How do I go about scanning for viruses myself? How do I find if those viruses are false positives?

Thank you

Spectre,

What is the file? The name, and filepath

It is just a fix file (exe) for a game. It came in a rar. It's now on my desktop.

I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but does it matter?

Thank you

Spectre,

Yes it does . Depending on where it is dictates my follow up instructions to you

It's on my desktop. (More specifically, D:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\)

The filename is Game-Fix.exe

Spetre,

From here we have a few options:

First, let's see if the file itself is virused via VirusTotal


Please visit Virustotal

• Click the Browse.. button
• Navigate to the file D:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Game-Fix.exe)
• Click the Open button
• Click the Send button
• Copy and paste the URL to the results into a new reply in this thread please.

If VirusTotal is busy please use Jotti

Hi,

I previously tried both of those. The file is 35mb, and unable to be scanned through those.

And as well, my question is unanswered. I want to scan files manually, rather than through online virus scanners. (e.g. using a program to look inside the file itself)

Thank you for your help