active@HD monitor??

prairie dog · 18. Jul 2009, 07:00 AM

This is the top pick in the disk health section here http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ng-utility.htm

I downloaded the diskmonitor.exe file to virustotal and jotti and both came back with 2 hits as a virus?

Anyone know anything about this? I am assuming this is probably FP. Virusbuster was one that came back with a hit. I uninstalled just to be sure. Could someon contact the editor of that section to confirm any of this? Thanks

J_L · 18. Jul 2009, 09:32 AM

It's very likely to be a false positive.
Here's what Anubis and ThreatExpert reports:
http://anubis.iseclab.org/?action=re...a8&format=html
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.a...553c810d103a25

MidnightCowboy · 18. Jul 2009, 03:22 PM

I've contacted the editor concerned for this category and will report back once I've had a response.

prairie dog · 18. Jul 2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

I've contacted the editor concerned for this category and will report back once I've had a response.

Thanks MC

I'll wait to hear back

joel.ingram · 18. Jul 2009, 05:18 PM

I am the new editor of the Best Free Disk Health Monitoring Utility category and I have yet to review it, so I don't have any information to share. I plan to finish another category soon and I will then have time to start this one.

MidnightCowboy · 18. Jul 2009, 05:34 PM

I've now sent an email direct to the vendor and will post their response when received.

prairie dog · 21. Jul 2009, 10:56 PM

i Just spoke with a gentleman on the phone for about 15 minutes about this. He said they have had this happen before. I had to explain to him what Virustotal was. I told him to upload the diskmonitor.exe file and then contact the 2 vendors who flag this file as dangerous to get this resolved if it is indeed a false positive. Did you ever get a reply to your email MC?

MidnightCowboy · 22. Jul 2009, 12:57 AM

Er - no is the short answer! I'm still guessing this might be OK but sometimes in this game, guessing isn't good enough. Wouldn't have hurt them to reply.
Sorry I can't be any more help but if they won't talk to me there's no where else to go

prairie dog · 22. Jul 2009, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

Er - no is the short answer! I'm still guessing this might be OK but sometimes in this game, guessing isn't good enough. Wouldn't have hurt them to reply.
Sorry I can't be any more help but if they won't talk to me there's no where else to go

No problem. I had called the phone number they gave on their website and waited on hold for about 15 min

. It was a little strange that I had to explain how virustotal worked, but I'm guessing this is a FP. However, I wont be installing anytime soon

prairie dog · 25. Jul 2009, 01:10 AM

After speaking with a rep a few days ago, I uploaded the diskmonitor.exe file to virustotal again last night. Now Mcafee flags it with "Artemis". Not too familiar with Mcafee, so I'm not sure what this means. Virusbuster still flags it as well.

18. Jul 2009, 07:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
prairie dog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern US Posts: 137	active@HD monitor?? This is the top pick in the disk health section here http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ng-utility.htm I downloaded the diskmonitor.exe file to virustotal and jotti and both came back with 2 hits as a virus? Anyone know anything about this? I am assuming this is probably FP. Virusbuster was one that came back with a hit. I uninstalled just to be sure. Could someon contact the editor of that section to confirm any of this? Thanks

18. Jul 2009, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 8,812	I've contacted the editor concerned for this category and will report back once I've had a response. __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

18. Jul 2009, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 8,812	I've now sent an email direct to the vendor and will post their response when received. __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

22. Jul 2009, 12:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 8,812	Er - no is the short answer! I'm still guessing this might be OK but sometimes in this game, guessing isn't good enough. Wouldn't have hurt them to reply. Sorry I can't be any more help but if they won't talk to me there's no where else to go __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

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18. Jul 2009, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,483	It's very likely to be a false positive. Here's what Anubis and ThreatExpert reports: http://anubis.iseclab.org/?action=re...a8&format=html http://www.threatexpert.com/report.a...553c810d103a25

18. Jul 2009, 05:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
joel.ingram Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	I am the new editor of the Best Free Disk Health Monitoring Utility category and I have yet to review it, so I don't have any information to share. I plan to finish another category soon and I will then have time to start this one.

21. Jul 2009, 10:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
prairie dog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern US Posts: 137	i Just spoke with a gentleman on the phone for about 15 minutes about this. He said they have had this happen before. I had to explain to him what Virustotal was. I told him to upload the diskmonitor.exe file and then contact the 2 vendors who flag this file as dangerous to get this resolved if it is indeed a false positive. Did you ever get a reply to your email MC?

25. Jul 2009, 01:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
prairie dog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern US Posts: 137	After speaking with a rep a few days ago, I uploaded the diskmonitor.exe file to virustotal again last night. Now Mcafee flags it with "Artemis". Not too familiar with Mcafee, so I'm not sure what this means. Virusbuster still flags it as well.