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March 10, 06 6:38 PM (permalink)

Z3TA+ file is not a virus!!!!!!!!

The following Z3TA+ file that is found in the "Arpeggio" folder:

mid2cmp

is now considered by McAfee to be a low level virus. My virus protection just started recognizing this as a virus today. Here is a link to the description that it gives.

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?affid=108

Has anyone else run into this? I thought that the file may have just become infected. So I deleted it, reinstalled Z3TA+, and then used McAfee to scan it again, and I got the same result.

Maybe René can shed some light on this.
post edited by kb420 - March 12, 06 4:31 PM
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    b rock
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 10, 06 7:07 PM (permalink)
    Z3TA+ file is a virus??????
    Nah, man. You need to install the Virus Mod for that.

    Maybe because it's an executable? I don't know for sure: 'net and audio on separate boxes here. That file is the doorway to creating your own arpeggio patterns. The info's in the read me; same folder. Because you place a MIDI file to be processed anywhere in that Arpeggio subfolder, maybe that has something to do with the red flag going up.
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 10, 06 8:19 PM (permalink)
    It's a little tool to create arp files from midi for the z3ta, included in the installation. I'm sure it's a mistake on McAfee's part. The tool's been around for years, probably has a similar profile to a real virus out there, causing a false positive. Or a true negative. Whatever. My guess. You could ask McAfee to check.

    To think, at one time P5 was a $429 MSRP app.

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    kb420
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 10, 06 9:29 PM (permalink)
    I know what it is, I just didn't understand why now it shows up as a virus.
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 11, 06 6:28 PM (permalink)
    mid2cmp shows as fine (Virus-free) under Norton Auntie-Virus.
    Think I'll go have a Single malt now. My duty is done.

    My site i guess;)
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 11, 06 8:24 PM (permalink)
    Some viruses/worms attach themselves to existing executables.

    I caught one called Gaelicum which turned half my windoes executables into a filthy worm infested compost heap.

    Here's alink to some info, cleaners http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14834647?hilite=gaelicum
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 12, 06 7:50 AM (permalink)
    The following Z3TA+ file that is found in the "Arpeggio" folder:

    mid2cmp

    is now considered by McAfee to be a low level virus. My virus protection just started recognizing this as a virus today. Here is a link to the description that it gives.

    http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?affid=108

    Has anyone else run into this? I thought that the file may have just become infected. So I deleted it, reinstalled Z3TA+, and then used McAfee to scan it again, and I got the same result.

    Maybe René can shed some light on this.



    Did you erase the file before reinstalling?


    -René

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    kb420
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 12, 06 10:28 AM (permalink)
    Yes. I did the following:

    So I deleted it, reinstalled Z3TA+, and then used McAfee to scan it again, and I got the same result.



    Today, I scanned that same file again and it is clean. I don't know why it is clean today, and why it still showed up as a virus a few days ago, but it's good now. I just wanted to give everyone a follow up. Sorry if I made anyone nervous or anything!!!!!!!
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    RE: Z3TA+ file is a virus?????? March 13, 06 12:01 AM (permalink)
    might have been related to this problem

    http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6048709.html?part=rss&tag=6048709&subj=news\

    apparently mcafee was having some problems telling friend from foe.
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