Question MidLetPascal 3.2 is infected ?
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Possible false positive?
How was the infection detected? Was there a virus name provided?
Delete/uninstall MidLet Pascal completely. Other parts may be infected and just not discovered/detected thus far.
Then run AV software again to look for, find, and remove other infections that may still be hiding.
Overall you may not be able to trust the system again without a full wipe and reinstall.
How was the infection detected? Was there a virus name provided?
Delete/uninstall MidLet Pascal completely. Other parts may be infected and just not discovered/detected thus far.
Then run AV software again to look for, find, and remove other infections that may still be hiding.
Overall you may not be able to trust the system again without a full wipe and reinstall.
MIDletPascal - Browse Files at SourceForge.net
MIDletPascal is specifically suited for development of J2ME midlets. It's compiler translates Pascal source code directly into Java microedition bytecode.
sourceforge.net
Yes, maybe it is a false positive but Panda AV shoveled it right away...
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Regarding "proceed"....
1) I would ensure that Panda AV is fully up to date and run Panda again. Look for the virus name if a name is flagged.
2) I would run other AV/malware software for additional confirmations that no malware etc. remains on the system.
E.g., Windows Defender/Security, Malwarebytes.
1) I would ensure that Panda AV is fully up to date and run Panda again. Look for the virus name if a name is flagged.
2) I would run other AV/malware software for additional confirmations that no malware etc. remains on the system.
E.g., Windows Defender/Security, Malwarebytes.
If you visit SourceForge's download page it's right there. It says "Malware. Download on your own risk".
So, I'd better leave it alone huh? I managed to find v.2.01 so I really don't need v3.3. My question was something like examining the .EXE contents and extracting the non-malware parts but I suppose this is not always possible...
So, I'd better leave it alone huh? I managed to find v.2.01 so I really don't need v3.3. My question was something like examining the .EXE contents and extracting the non-malware parts but I suppose this is not always possible...
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SourceForge.net?
This website?
https://sourceforge.net/projects/midletpascal/
And the download being mp35fr-setup.exe? (fr = French?)
I took a quick look at the website and the source code. Not really anything (full disclosure) that I have worked with and that was years ago. Still no harm in looking at the source code.
I think that the warning is more a generic caution because the download is coming from some other website(s) that SourceForge does not control. Plus lots of adds etc., getting inserted to it all. And those ads also include clickable links to some degree or another.... Noted some very old dates as well.
Many websites/ads contain misleadind download buttons that do not download the app or tool being sought Something else not wanted be it malware or otherwise.
Careful reading required before clicking.
And stopping automatic downloads is a good thing as well.
Will defer to present and past webmasters regarding further reading and interpreting SourceForge's webpage and the overall Malware warnings.
= = = =
Judgement call on whether to download or not. If the executable is really required, I would download the executable to a single, isolated folder and then scan the download as much as possible before executing or installing.
That said, in any case, it is very unlikely that you would be able to work through the .exe code and remove malware or otherwise extract just the non-malware parts.
Requires a lot of coding knowledge and knowedge about malware.
Remember that malware is meant to be disguised and hidden.
This website?
https://sourceforge.net/projects/midletpascal/
And the download being mp35fr-setup.exe? (fr = French?)
I took a quick look at the website and the source code. Not really anything (full disclosure) that I have worked with and that was years ago. Still no harm in looking at the source code.
I think that the warning is more a generic caution because the download is coming from some other website(s) that SourceForge does not control. Plus lots of adds etc., getting inserted to it all. And those ads also include clickable links to some degree or another.... Noted some very old dates as well.
Many websites/ads contain misleadind download buttons that do not download the app or tool being sought Something else not wanted be it malware or otherwise.
Careful reading required before clicking.
And stopping automatic downloads is a good thing as well.
Will defer to present and past webmasters regarding further reading and interpreting SourceForge's webpage and the overall Malware warnings.
= = = =
Judgement call on whether to download or not. If the executable is really required, I would download the executable to a single, isolated folder and then scan the download as much as possible before executing or installing.
That said, in any case, it is very unlikely that you would be able to work through the .exe code and remove malware or otherwise extract just the non-malware parts.
Requires a lot of coding knowledge and knowedge about malware.
Remember that malware is meant to be disguised and hidden.
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