Client Software

Hi all

Don't know where to report this or if its a known issue. I have just upgraded my system and installed a new ssd. From the store page I downloaded the client and my Anti virus {Norton 360} claims the client is carrying a medium threat details from Norton security advisor below. I assume its a Norton issue please advise thanks.

Filename: client-installer.exe
Threat name: WS.Reputation.1
Full Path: d:\download\client-installer.exe
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Details
Few Users, Very New, Risk Medium


Origin
Downloaded from
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/...ignature=WhgGnQpLG2GXGS5Yaremsz86cdA=&</label>


Activity
Actions performed: Actions performed: 1

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On computers as of
08/03/2015 at 11:20:57

Last Used
08/03/2015 at 11:20:55

Startup Item
No

Launched
No

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Few Users
Fewer than 50 users in the Norton Community have used this file.
Very New
This file was released less than 1 week ago.
Medium
This file risk is medium.
Threat type: Insight Network Threat. There are many indications that this file is untrustworthy and therefore not safe

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https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/...Signature=WhgGnQpLG2GXGS5Yaremsz86cdA=&</span>
More Info

Downloaded File client-installer.exe Threat name: WS.Reputation.1
from amazonaws.com
Source: External Media


client-installer.exe


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File Actions
Infected file: d:\Download\ client-installer.exe Repaired
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File Thumbprint - SHA:
e45db6698a992dfa18d6deb7448d418b13f307d9f7c538eb813dbf008169a177
File Thumbprint - MD5:
Not available
 
This is what Norton say (from here: http://community.norton.com/en/forums/clarification-wsreputation1-detection )

WS.Reputation.1 is a detection for files that have a low reputation score based on analyzing data from Symantec’s community of users and therefore are likely to be security risks. Detections of this type are based on Symantec’s reputation-based security technology. Because this detection is based on a reputation score, it does not represent a specific class of threat like adware or spyware, but instead applies to all threat categories.
The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional signatures and behavior-based detection techniques.
 
ProTip: Get rid of Norton.

They have way too many false positives (not just for Elite Dangerous, but for a number of other games too).

Go with something like Malwarebytes Pro if you want real time protection. But in reality, if you know how to internet without clicking on ads/ dodgy links, then you really don't need an antivirus.

Norton/ AVG and a few others have too many false positives, which makes them annoying to work with. The problem here isn't with ED, it's with the antivirus picking out issues where there are none.
 
This is what Norton say (from here: http://community.norton.com/en/forums/clarification-wsreputation1-detection )
WS.Reputation.1 is a detection for files that have a low reputation score based on analyzing data from Symantec’s community of users and therefore are likely to be security risks. Detections of this type are based on Symantec’s reputation-based security technology. Because this detection is based on a reputation score, it does not represent a specific class of threat like adware or spyware, but instead applies to all threat categories.
The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional signatures and behavior-based detection techniques.

ProTip: Get rid of Norton.

They have way too many false positives (not just for Elite Dangerous, but for a number of other games too).

Go with something like Malwarebytes Pro if you want real time protection. But in reality, if you know how to internet without clicking on ads/ dodgy links, then you really don't need an antivirus.

Norton/ AVG and a few others have too many false positives, which makes them annoying to work with. The problem here isn't with ED, it's with the antivirus picking out issues where there are none.

Thanks for the advice I may dump Norton when my subscription runs out.
 
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