[WT-support] McAfee Attacking Win-Test?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Hal,

Please see this link
<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/FAQ:Problems_Registering_and_Running#My_virus_scanner_reports_that_Win-Test_is_a_virus.21>
in the Win-Test FAQ.

Rest assured you can instruct McAfee to restore Win-Test and add an
exclusion.  Instructions here
<https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview;jsessionid=D4BIzxXS1_SmyeWchsG4i8h29qPqdsRP9Bb6leI5rLHSJAqAAi1T!854777885!1633732872?locale=en-US&articleId=TS101944&_afrLoop=822474875783929#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D822474875783929%26articleId%3DTS101944%26centerWidth%3D100%2525%26leftWidth%3D0%2525%26locale%3Den-US%26rightWidth%3D0%2525%26showFooter%3Dfalse%26showHeader%3Dfalse%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D152r8wyzaq_4>
and
here <http://smallbusiness.chron.com/add-exceptions-mcafee-69566.html>.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Hal Offutt <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Something strange just happened with Win-Test.
>
> I had WT open and was just about to create log files for the just-ended
> ARRL 10M contest.  Suddenly I got a notice from McAfee saying that it had
> isolated a virus called Real Protect-SS!FA464A3BE006.  Then Win-Test
> closed.  I clicked on the shortcut to open Win-Test again and got a message
> saying WinTest.exe has been deleted, the short-cut doesn't work and do I
> want to delete the shortcut?  The Gateway laptop in question is running
> Windows 7.
>
> I checked McAfee's security history and found this entry:
>
> quote
>
> Virus or Threat Found:
>
> Threat Name:  Real Protect-SS!FA464A3BE006
>
> Status:  Quarantined
>
> Scan-type:  Real Time
>
> We found one or several threats on your PC
>
> Threat Name:  Real-Protect-SS!FA464A3BE006
>
> Process:  c:\Program Files (x86)\win-test\wt.exe
>
> unquote
>
> It sounds like McAfee has falsely identified WT as a virus.  If I go to
> McAfee's quarantined items page, I can select win.ini and restore it.
> Should I do this and will this solve the issue?
>
> I've been using both WT and McAfee for many years and have never seen
> anything like this.  Anyone else had this problem?
>
> 73, Hal W1NN/JA
>
>
>
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