NightElf1234 0 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 If it does is there a way to stop that? I use the torrents just to see is the full game worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,132 Posted May 16, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 16, 2015 Please copy the appropriate record from your threat log and paste it here so that we know what detection was actually triggered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Spartan 56 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Cracks are usually viruses I wouldn't ever use any crack on my PC, be it a program or a game, but it's your choice. Why not just grab the demo of the game and then buy it if you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugk 397 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Why not just grab the demo of the game and then buy it if you like it? Well... he already did. (at least the "demo part") The thing (or one thing) he want to use a crack for is ESS. Happy from ESET Smart Security Edited May 16, 2015 by rugk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1943 22 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Cracks are programs that modify another program. Security programs see that as a virus. The only way to use them is to shut down your security programs, but then you open yourself to getting screwed. In this day and age, cracks are a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members SCR 195 Posted May 17, 2015 Most Valued Members Share Posted May 17, 2015 Why not just grab the demo of the game and then buy it if you like it? Well... he already did. (at least the "demo part") The thing (or one thing) he want to use a crack for is ESS. Happy from ESET Smart Security Not much I can add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac 2 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Cracks are programs that modify another program. Security programs see that as a virus. The only way to use them is to shut down your security programs, but then you open yourself to getting screwed. In this day and age, cracks are a gamble. No, the process of modification is not malicious. The code is malicious. This rule is valid for ESET, and for other companies, at least the major antivirus software vendors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Member 3 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Crack are not usually viruses esp if you got it inside the actual complete game you grabbed .ISO and get the crack not grab a standalone crack from some site you Googled.. The legit games .EXS is modded so it will be seen as a False Positive, common sense says to send to ESET for whitelisting and if you trust the source in meantime make an exception in settings. If you cannot do either buy the games legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 13 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Cracks are programs that modify another program. Security programs see that as a virus. No, most "game cracks" (i.e. on gamecopyworld) are just game.exe or game.dll files without the embedded copy protection program. After game installation the original files have to be replaced with the "cracked" files. In some cases, where the "crackers" don't have access to an unprotected file or are unable to remove the protection program from the file, they insert additional program code in the file that tricks out copy protection. Such files are often detected as "potentially unsafe applications" - not enabled in ESET default configuration. If detected as trojan or virus it needs to be further analyzed if the detection is correct or if it is a false positive. Edited May 22, 2015 by User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veremo 6 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Some of User's statements are incorrect but in general he is right and it is expected to see cracks/keygens/patchers detected by ESET as unsafe applications. If something is detected as a trojan or virus, is probably NOT a crack/keygen but malware/virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 13 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Some of User's statements are incorrect Can you explain what is incorrect? If something is detected as a trojan or virus, is probably NOT a crack/keygen but malware/virus The .exe file inside this No-DVD/Fixed EXE .zip from gamecopyworld is detected as trojan from ESET although gamecopyworld claims that all their game fixes are virus/trojan free. Edited May 22, 2015 by User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veremo 6 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 OK, I probably misunderstood you: In some cases, where the "crackers" don't have access to an unprotected file When I read it first time I believed you think it is possible to make reversing w/o access to the code, but it seems that you were talking about proper unpacking PS. submit incorrectly detected file to the ESET viruslab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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