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w32.malware.gen warning

  • 26 July 2018
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Hello, 

I was trying to download a program file and got the warning message "w32.malware.gen." Everyone else said it was safe that has downloaded it before me but I just wanted someone on here to check to see if it was a false positive before opening. I seen that it was quickly diagnosed for others on this forum searching the tag 
"w32.malware.gen." The URL is below...

https://www.mediafire.com/file/yijijndedve/Cool+Edit+Pro+2.1_by_HellHacker%C2%AE.rar 
 
Thanks!

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v9.0.21.18
Files Scanned: 2
Malicious Files: 0
[g] c:usersjmsdesktopcool edit pro 2.1_by_hellhacker®.rar/cool edit pro 2.1_by_hellhackerrcrackcep2reg.exe [SHA256: C49688AE85D28F06D28141E9C0FC2666212E08F6DE4F5D547382E992604DEC87] [MD5: DAB0EC15CA29F6331DBEF71515A230C9] [Flags: 00000000.0]
[g] c:usersjmsdesktopcool edit pro 2.1_by_hellhacker®.rar/cool edit pro 2.1_by_hellhackerrsetup.exe [SHA256: A15E5292405D00F5C8A26F4383FFA9219435A6FE1BF28850A8FF735E59B88484] [MD5: C6814239330B643563E570D6571A469A] [Flags: 00000000.0]
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So it's safe to download I assume? Thanks for your help!
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@ wrote:
Hello, 

I was trying to download a program file and got the warning message "w32.malware.gen."
So it's safe to download I assume?
1) Um, you got Webroot warning message "w32.malware.gen." with Cool Edit Pro 2.1 download ?
2) Um, from this distance "it's safe to download" as per Webroot scan and second opinion VT. 
3) Note: MediaFire is Ad-Supported so employ click aware caution.  
Regards w Respect

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