dsetup.dll is setting off malware alert - Page 6

Somekid123 · #51 07-10-2014, 10:43 PM

Love bump for fix to this! Cant play EQ til fix like a handful of people, I too use AVG and unable to remove from my computer right now. I don't see away to flag the file as "ok" so my computer doesn't think its a virus.

-Andain

Ambrotos · #52 07-11-2014, 04:45 AM

Then remove avg and replace it with a different one like malewarebytes. There isn't a work around if you can't limit your program from removing it.

Relbaic · #53 07-11-2014, 07:32 AM

If you use AVG go to Options > Advanced Settings > Exceptions and then just add your EQ folder.

Korben · #54 07-11-2014, 09:43 AM

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=157294

lvpa · #55 07-11-2014, 11:07 AM

Would someone PM me a contact email address for one of the devs? I'd like to make a plea for them to stop this. It punishes 99% of the players for the 1% who cheat, and the cheaters will find another way. There are so many ways... run the game in a virtual machine, run your cheats on a separate machine... those are just the first two that popped into my head as someone who doesn't cheat.

Man0warr · #56 07-11-2014, 11:33 AM

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Would someone PM me a contact email address for one of the devs? I'd like to make a plea for them to stop this. It punishes 99% of the players for the 1% who cheat, and the cheaters will find another way. There are so many ways... run the game in a virtual machine, run your cheats on a separate machine... those are just the first two that popped into my head as someone who doesn't cheat.

You are out of luck, they aren't going to change it. Have AVG ignore the DLL, get an actual good Anti-virus program that doesn't false positive everything, or quit playing.

Frieza_Prexus · #57 07-11-2014, 11:45 AM

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On the off chance I do find a fix, I'll post it here and also someplace public like Reddit, in case it gets deleted here.

Why would you make the workaround public (or even make one)? You have no right to play here; the dll is the price of admission. Your attempts to circumvent the rules and then make the solution public are extremely disrespectful. You should have no place here if you do this.

Grimjaw · #58 07-11-2014, 11:59 AM

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It punishes 99% of the players for the 99% who cheat.

ftfy

bluntzup · #59 07-11-2014, 07:05 PM

i have the same problem. glad to see a Gm's input but my problem is that i was fine exempting this file from being removed by the antivirus and the only place it was being picks up was in the EQ folder. i understand that it's their way of checking for hackers, but i now am getting the "generic11" file warning in other parts of my computer, like my systems folder.. this Trojan horse seems to be spreading which gives me worry now when before i just ignored it because i love classic everquest (project 1999), any explanation for this moving to other parts of the computer?

Somekid123 · #60 07-11-2014, 09:41 PM

I took the advice of Relbaic "If you use AVG go to Options > Advanced Settings > Exceptions and then just add your EQ folder."

For whatever reason it wouldn't accept it, claims it couldn't find anything I specificed, realized I could just disable virus scanner, load EQ, then enable it.

Just a tip to others.. maybe it was super obvious for you guys but I seem to over look that shortcut.