08.10.2008, 01:55
Yes, it is a false alarm. The only file that gets caught in that antivirus scan is the Il2FB.exe patcher that is in essense a too for modifying executable files... wink wink... viruses do the same, hence the false panic of the antivirus.
Modern antiviruses have eurist detection methods to encrease the chances of grabing unknown yet viruses. It looks inside the patcher and sees instructions to grab a specific file program and modify it by inserting and cutting code in it. For most antiviruses it's enough to trigger an alarm... then it will give a name of the closest virus relativ it resembles...
voila!
Modern antiviruses have eurist detection methods to encrease the chances of grabing unknown yet viruses. It looks inside the patcher and sees instructions to grab a specific file program and modify it by inserting and cutting code in it. For most antiviruses it's enough to trigger an alarm... then it will give a name of the closest virus relativ it resembles...
voila!