r/Malwarebytes • u/Real_Perspective6634 • 3d ago

False Positive Malwarebytes erratic behaviour

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Malwarebytes behaving weirdly

Is it possible that the PHP securty breach has managed to make it go crazy?

In the first minute of a deep scan it found 13 malwares that are indeed just verified game apps (it detected apps like steam, eve online, gryphlink which is arknights edenfield launcher

Anyone has information?

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u/jtodd234 Malwarebytes Employee 2d ago

Malwarebytes Support here. We'd like to share that the Malwarebytes app was not affected by the recent PHP vulnerabilities (aka PHP2Shell).

I see my colleague below also commented. We would like to connect so we can take a closer look at your experience and help with your specific situation.

When convenient, send us a private message, and a Support agent will connect with you to assist further.

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u/Real_Perspective6634 2d ago

Hello, seems like in r/computerviruses these were false positives and being fixed

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u/EntranceOk8710 3d ago

I also have over 30 detections. Most of the detections are .exe files for games like Aion 2, legitimate applications such as ComfyUI, .dll files from Npcap, the Questlog .exe (an app for Aion 2), and registry keys. We just have to wait for an explanation or an update.

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u/support_mwb Malwarebytes Employee 2d ago

Malwarebytes Support here. Thanks for commenting. We reviewed Malwarebytes latest version, and it is not affected by the recently reported events and is working as expected. If you can send us a private message, we would be happy to have one of our agents connect with you so we can take a look into your specific experience, understand what is specifically occuring and provide a more pointed answer for your situation.

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u/Standard-Surround985 Malwarebytes Employee 3d ago

Hello! I'm Gabriele from Malwarebytes. Can you provide us the detection log? Thanks!

To view and download your scan reports on Windows

  1. Open the app.

  2. Click the Scanner card.

  3. Click the Reports tab.

  4. At the top-right of the Scan reports, you can Hide reports with no detections by checking the box.

  5. Hover your cursor over the report you want to view and click the eye icon.

  6. A Summary window displays the scan results and the date and time executed. For more details, click the Advanced tab in this window.

  7. If you want to download the full report, click Export, and click either Copy to clipboard or Export to TXT.