Alexa.51 virus and LOOT

[ThD17gj692]

First, I have the greatest respect for the LOOT group and the effort they continually make to improve game performance. I do not believe that my experience is the result of any intent or oversight on the part of LOOT.

 

Second, I was hesitant to report this occurrence at all, because of my reluctance to impugn LOOT in anyway, I don't want to seem to be an alarmist and was uncertain where to report it. But there seems to be an increase in virus activity in general and thought someone at Nexus might care or be aware of similar instances.

 

I recently updated to LOOT 10.3 (I think that was the version) and today discovered that my AVG anti-virus had detected Alexa.51 virus during the install. I apparently had changed the status on LOOT to allow installation. I don't remember any of the details so that is my guess.

 

If this feedback is inappropriate, unwanted, or should be addressed to a more specific Forum group, please let me know. Otherwise, I hope this post is considered a responsible action for the benefit of Nexus.

 

PS. I have recently been attacked by ransomeware viruses and am feeling quite paranoid.

Edited February 28, 2017 by ThD17gj692

[joemitchell320]

If you downloaded it from a Nexus site, it is likely either a false positive or you already have something shady creeping around in your machine. Nexus runs every file through a comprehensive virus scan and I'd wager that it's quite a bit more thorough than current iterations of AVG. Also, Alexa.51 is not a new virus, so the odds of it getting by a Nexus scan are virtually nil. With my past experience with AVG, I'd say it's a false positive. Look for online virus scans like virustotal or some such, upload the file, and let it check it and perhaps that will ease your worries.

[ThD17gj692]

If you downloaded it from a Nexus site, it is likely either a false positive or you already have something shady creeping around in your machine. Nexus runs every file through a comprehensive virus scan and I'd wager that it's quite a bit more thorough than current iterations of AVG. Also, Alexa.51 is not a new virus, so the odds of it getting by a Nexus scan are virtually nil. With my past experience with AVG, I'd say it's a false positive. Look for online virus scans like virustotal or some such, upload the file, and let it check it and perhaps that will ease your worries.

Thank you very much for getting back to me. I hope it is as you say a false positive, I have run other malware programs without detecting Alexa.51. I will give viirustotal a try, although that doesn't scan the whole system. LOOT was downloaded from github, btw.