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Old 07-10-2015, 12:26 PM   #1
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FALSE POSITVE: No Virus in Kobo Posting
TODAY 7/11 (a "natural"):
All is well ... Norton has removed the alert from MobileRead website.
Another false positive bites the dust!

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UPDATE: FALSE ALARM FROM NORTON

The file was originally posted back in 2012! Norton probably updated a virus definition incorrectly. SORRY!

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Norton Security set off an alarm when I logged into MobileRead a few minutes ago.

I did some further digging, and Norton has a problem with a zip file:
"ZergRush-forKobo-v2.zip"

Norton provided this URL for the file:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...7&d=1331521282

Info from Norton is attached.

MODERATOR: I'm NOT a virus guru and can't confirm that there really is a problem with the file. Check it out ... if the zip does indeed contain a "nasty", do what's appropriate!
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Last edited by MartyTX; 07-11-2015 at 10:55 AM. Reason: Norton alert is gone
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Old 07-10-2015, 03:43 PM   #2
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IMHO the real virus is Norton.
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It's from the thread Rooting the Kobo after March 2 2012 Update.

Searching on ZergRush indicates that some vendors consider it a virus since it can grant Root access on Android devices... I leave it to the reader to decide whether a tool that is intended to grant Root access on Android should be considered a virus.
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Yep!

Their heuristic approach to detecting malware leads to false positives. Over the years, I've had to "un-quarantine" many harmless files that Norton claimed had problems.
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I leave it to the reader to decide whether a tool that is intended to grant Root access on Android should be considered a virus.
Like saying lighter fluid is unsafe because it's flammable!
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I am still getting this virus alert from Norton when I try to log onto this site from my laptop. How can I remove the alert message?
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Remove norton!
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Switch antiviruses. There are a number of well-known, reliable and trusted antiviruses, many of which are free.
Among the people I know, and the reviews I read, Norton is not reliable OR trusted.
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I am still getting this virus alert from Norton when I try to log onto this site from my laptop. How can I remove the alert message?
Manually run "LiveUpdate" to make sure your laptop has the latest malware definitions. The alert I received stopped after Norton definitions were updated.
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Today the magic worked. I can again log onto MobileRead without that awful virus warning! I think running the update did the trick! Bad Norton.
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