My PC is falsly detecting a virus.

Splitty · 06-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Hello everyone, I would like to thank you in advance for your time (sorry if this is the wrong spot for this thread). The problem is that I am trying to run a program that I know is safe because I have been using it for awhile on a different PC and nothing has went wrong, but when I transfer it over to my other PC it get detected as a virus. The icon doesn't even appear how its supposed to its just blank (as you can see in the picture below of the blank icon) and when I attempt to run the program I get the following error:
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item."
I have unblocked the program by right-clicking going into properties and clicking unblock, but still no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

<--- blank icon i was speaking of.

P.S. I know people are going to say you shouldn't run viruses, but I am 100% positive I want to run the program.

Additional info:

I am running windows XP home edition.
The program I am trying to run is a mod for a online game.

**lorjack** · 06-09-2009, 03:48 PM

Well, it may well contain a virus. However, if you still want to run it then i would just disable the security software.

Splitty · 06-09-2009, 04:00 PM

Alright well yes I still want to run the program, but even with AVG disabled and my windows firewall turned off it still wont run, and gives me the error that i previously posted.

06-09-2009, 02:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Splitty Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	My PC is falsly detecting a virus. Hello everyone, I would like to thank you in advance for your time (sorry if this is the wrong spot for this thread). The problem is that I am trying to run a program that I know is safe because I have been using it for awhile on a different PC and nothing has went wrong, but when I transfer it over to my other PC it get detected as a virus. The icon doesn't even appear how its supposed to its just blank (as you can see in the picture below of the blank icon) and when I attempt to run the program I get the following error: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item." I have unblocked the program by right-clicking going into properties and clicking unblock, but still no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you! <--- blank icon i was speaking of. P.S. I know people are going to say you shouldn't run viruses, but I am 100% positive I want to run the program. Additional info: I am running windows XP home edition. The program I am trying to run is a mod for a online game. Last edited by Splitty; 06-09-2009 at 02:22 PM.

06-09-2009, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: My PC is falsly detecting a virus. Well, it may well contain a virus. However, if you still want to run it then i would just disable the security software. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

06-09-2009, 04:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Splitty Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP	Re: My PC is falsly detecting a virus. Alright well yes I still want to run the program, but even with AVG disabled and my windows firewall turned off it still wont run, and gives me the error that i previously posted.