Pyrun.exe False Positive?

[kilo_17]

So, while I was installing Ubuntu on my netbook with Wubi, AVG pops up and flags "pyrun.exe" as malware. Is this a false positive or really malware? Thanks in advance!

 

[PreferLinux]

It is probably a false positive, as they wouldn't distribute malware with Ubuntu. It is possible that it has been tampered with, but I doubt that. You can easily check: download another virus/malware scanner, and see if that is happy with it or not.

 

[someone19]

Its probably being detected because of its ability to install onto the bootsector of the harddrive, a thing that malware would do as well. I'd say its a true detection of 'malicious' code, if your living in the windows only world To install linux its perfectly fine. Be sure that you download it from a trusted source. If your really worried, see if there is a CRC32 code you can use to verify the integrity of the downloaded file, then install without concern.

Downloading the file and scanning again will get you the same warnings.

 

[kilo_17]

Thanks for your help guys! I might try installing it again, not sure if I want to take the time. But, thanks for your help!

 

[kilo_17]

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