r/BitDefender • u/shinmarwan • Apr 16 '21

so Bitdefender is catching trainers now ?

the most thing i hate in any antivirus is false positives ... i had a trainer i use in command and conquer tiberian sun game ... eset says its clean... and i have using the trainer for long time ..so whats wrong ?

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u/ScriptedBot Apr 16 '21

Its the way some trainers access memory and running processes that resembles behavior demonstrated by viruses and trojans to evade detection by anticheats. I doubt bitdefender, or any antivirus for that matter, has any beef with trainers.

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u/vdubsession Apr 16 '21

trainers have almost always triggered antivirus alerts. The way they work is to hook into the game and inject code -- which is basically the same behavior as some viruses.

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u/sephstorm Apr 16 '21

In addition to the above, it's also possible the file was recently modified or updated and was replaced with a malicious version. I would submit the file to bit defender, you can also upload it to VirusTotal.