avast identified the starboard-application as Virus infected:
virus: Win32:SkiMorph[Cryp]

It is real or a test?

greetz littleBouncer
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and with the next Wu the same. Avast Virus-alert....

BOINC-messages:(Time=UTC+1)
30.12.2008 21:12:24|Pirates@Home|Sending scheduler request: To fetch work. Requesting 37029 seconds of work, reporting 1 completed tasks
30.12.2008 21:12:36|Pirates@Home|Scheduler request succeeded: got 1 new tasks
30.12.2008 21:12:38|Pirates@Home|Started download of starboard_6.01_windows_intelx86.exe
30.12.2008 21:14:01|Pirates@Home|Finished download of starboard_6.01_windows_intelx86.exe
30.12.2008 21:14:01|Pirates@Home|[error] Checksum or signature error for starboard_6.01_windows_intelx86.exe

I stopp (get no new work) on this project...

greetz littleBouncer

Not a problem here. It's most probably a false positive, as my Antivir doesn't detect a thing. If it were something malicious, all AV packages would scream bloody murder.

I doubt our Captain sends out viruses on purpose. There are easier ways to lessen the burden on the network.

Now then, starboard 6.01 with graphics. It's the impossible cube again. Graphics have textures as well. Really cool.


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I have only reported the behavior. I know from old pirates-application there is something souspicious between Avast-AV and the 'Checksum'.

When I want to let work the starboard-app. I have to shut-down Avast-AV.

greetz littleBouncer

Running on 32 bit Linux right now. Graphics look good.

CPU usage on the graphics part is pretty low, between 1 and 2%. Smooth too. And we're talking a crappy integrated graphics laptop here.

OK, just reported and awaiting quorum.

64 bit Linux has done two, with one waiting for quorum and the other validating against a Mac.
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I have only reported the behavior. I know from old pirates-application there is something souspicious between Avast-AV and the 'Checksum'.

When I want to let work the starboard-app. I have to shut-down Avast-AV.

greetz littleBouncer

Eric, I use Avast on my Windows partitions (XP on one, Vista on the other). I can boot over there if you'd like.

avast identified the starboard-application as Virus infected:
virus: Win32:SkiMorph[Cryp]

It is real or a test?

I'm seeing starboard being reported as a trojan as well on Norton Internet Security 2009...It keeps sending 'em to quaranteen.
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Same thing here with Avast:


Scary coming from pirates on spy-hill! ;)

Yup. Got it on Avast as well.

I've asked Eric for a copy of the exe so I can send it to Avast. I'm over on the Linux side of my computer now, so no worries there.
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If you want to send it to Avast, do take heed of these steps:

You could also check the offending/suspect file at: VirusTotal - Multi engine on-line virus scanner and report the findings here.

If it is indeed a false positive (only detected by avast in VT above), add it to the exclusions lists:
Standard Shield, Customize, Advanced, Add and
Program Settings, Exclusions
Restore it to its original location, periodically check it (scan it in the chest), there should still be a copy in the chest even though you restored it to the original location. When it is no longer detected then you can also remove it from the Standard Shield and Program Settings, exclusions.

Send the sample to virus <at> avast <dot> com zipped and password protected with the password in email body, a link to this topic might help and false positive in the subject.

Or you can also add the file to the User Files (File, Add) section of the avast chest (if it isn't already in the chest) where it can do no harm and send it from there (select the file, right click, email to Alwil Software). The new submission process doesn't actually email it but uploads it to avast during the Auto or Manual update process.

So no need to zip and PW protect when the sample is sent from chest. A copy of the file/s will remain in the original location, so any further action you take can remove that.

I am testing with some online scanners now. Will report back.

Norton's Security Check doesn't work (redirect loop).
McAfee Freescan demands I enable ActiveX... um no.
Trendmicro's Housecall has been trying to load I don't know what for the past 40 minutes.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has not detected any viruses at this time in the file you submitted

Scanned file: starboard_6.01_windows_intelx86.exe

VirusTotal is stating that the file is good:
http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/611195155628fb32c69360f05007d59e
Zero matches out of 39 Scanners.

To follow up I will also note that on the machine on which I build the Windows app I have Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, with LiveUpdate to get their latest virus definitions. While I run regular scans, I also ran one manually after this was reported, and found no problems.

Captain: This is not a virus you are looking for.

Avast: This is not a virus I am looking for.

Captain: Move along now.

Avast: Move along now.

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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

Sorry for the 'big disturbance'.
Meanwhile Avast let download the starboard-executable and my machine can crunch the WU's as it should...:)

greetz littleBouncer

Aye cap'n, she seems to be fixed now! Avast!
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I had one AMD 3700+ machine running NIS 1009 and Windows XP that has had no trouble at all with any Pirate's Wu'a....But my AMD 6000+ Dual core running Vista and NIS 2009 got every WU mashed by the antivirua.
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This is what i've been seeing...I have submitted the file to Symantec so hopefully they can fix this detection.
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NIS 2009 seems to be leaving starboard alone now...I've had several WU's complete successfully on the machine that was mashing them before.
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My detailed report on the Q&A board with Scott Brown's link-back to here:

Questions and Answers : Pirates@Home Problems Link

// Brian
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Mete wrote:

VirusTotal is stating that the file is good:
http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/611195155628fb32c69360f05007d59e
Zero matches out of 39 Scanners.

It is ironic (and a shame) that a Pirates application would be treated poorly by a program called "Avast!".