Spyware in tge?
by Tom · in Torque Game Engine · 07/12/2007 (10:26 am) · 4 replies
Hi,
after i tried compiling tge, my spyware program alerted me that there is an invisible file (not hidden) in
tge/bin/nswn/nswn.exe when u look into it, that file doesnt exist!
so either
1) something is wrong with my program (not likly)
2) its a new type of program that doesnt show up in the explore in windows (most likly)
3) a file was infected when the sdk was pyut together.....meaning GG (seems to be the case since every dl, appreas to produce that file after a recompile....)
4) someone at GG has put it into (impossible......i hope and dont want to think that the good ppl at GG would do such a thing..)
apprently its a logger program that records the keystrokes then sends it somewhere
DO NOT DELETE THE PROGRAM! IT IS NEEDED!
so scan!!!! and delete it. it does not affect the performance of TGE of the compiling process
(u can use anti-spyware from free.griftsoft, it detected it and allows u to delete the file althog its invisible!)
after i tried compiling tge, my spyware program alerted me that there is an invisible file (not hidden) in
tge/bin/nswn/nswn.exe when u look into it, that file doesnt exist!
so either
1) something is wrong with my program (not likly)
2) its a new type of program that doesnt show up in the explore in windows (most likly)
3) a file was infected when the sdk was pyut together.....meaning GG (seems to be the case since every dl, appreas to produce that file after a recompile....)
4) someone at GG has put it into (impossible......i hope and dont want to think that the good ppl at GG would do such a thing..)
apprently its a logger program that records the keystrokes then sends it somewhere
DO NOT DELETE THE PROGRAM! IT IS NEEDED!
so scan!!!! and delete it. it does not affect the performance of TGE of the compiling process
(u can use anti-spyware from free.griftsoft, it detected it and allows u to delete the file althog its invisible!)
#2
Many generic anti-spyware/anti-virus programs report a false positive on assembly language compilers and their intermediate outputs.
nasm is an open source assembly language compiler that is used primarily for the assembly language texture blending algorithm for highest performance.
You didn't actually say the name of the "program" that your spyware program is reporting, so I can't confirm 100%, but I can say with high confidence that there is no spyware in the stock Torque distributables (installers).
There is no "nswn" directory or "nswn.exe" program in the TGE installer, although there are /bin/nasm and /bin/nasm/nasm.exe.
07/12/2007 (10:33 am)
This comes up just about every month or so.Many generic anti-spyware/anti-virus programs report a false positive on assembly language compilers and their intermediate outputs.
nasm is an open source assembly language compiler that is used primarily for the assembly language texture blending algorithm for highest performance.
You didn't actually say the name of the "program" that your spyware program is reporting, so I can't confirm 100%, but I can say with high confidence that there is no spyware in the stock Torque distributables (installers).
There is no "nswn" directory or "nswn.exe" program in the TGE installer, although there are /bin/nasm and /bin/nasm/nasm.exe.
#3
alright
thank you for reassuring me. i was worried there that GG might distro spyware:S
alright
thank you very much
07/12/2007 (10:44 am)
Thats what i mean, nasm is exactly what i found... ic alright
thank you for reassuring me. i was worried there that GG might distro spyware:S
alright
thank you very much
#4
07/12/2007 (11:40 am)
Yup. A lot of spyware and viruses use that program, so legitimate sources that also use it (because it is an extremely useful compiler) get flagged as well. Better safe than sorry, though, in my book.
Torque Owner Tom
apprenently that program IS needed!
but y would then my anti spyware go off? anyone?