On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:41:18 -0500 'phreewarephan@yahu.net'
posted stuff on alt.comp.freeware:
>Duh_OZ <ozzy.kopec.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in
>news:1191551842.935047.103840@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
>> Used Google cache to get to a mirror site and download it. I then
>> submitted it to Virus Total and just a few flagged it.
>>
>> eSafe7.0.15.0 2007.10.04 suspicious Trojan/Worm
>> Fortinet3.11.0.0 2007.10.04 Download/VDown
>> Kaspersky7.0.0.125 2007.10.05 not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.VDown.a
>> Prevx1 V22007.10.05 Heuristic: Suspicious File With Outbound
>> Communications
>> Webwasher-Gateway 6.0.1 2007.10.04 Riskware.Dldr.VDown.A
>If you submit it to Jotti, you'll find that Avira's Antivir does, too. I'm
>not sure why Virustotal doesn't reflect that, though. The Avira forums
>indicate that they're not sure whether the packer is causing the malware
>decision, though.
v0.4 is packed with UPX ... don't know about later versions but I've
never heard of UPX causing such an alarm but I s'pose there's always
a first time.
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http://freeware.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page >> Stay informed about: Vdownloader - Kaspersky and Avira reporting it as malware... 
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