Maplestory Virus?

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thread starter Knox3 May 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ok, today i started up my laptop like any other day. I opened Maplestory, and my virus protection software popped up saying there was a virus that had to do with Maple. I swept my computer and cleaned it up. Later, after playing Maple for awhile, I did another sweep to be sure. It caught the same virus i just destroyed, saying it was related to Nexon, then when i tried to restart my computer, it froze my computer and deleted Maple. Has anyone had this problem or heard of anything like this?

a493111 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Maple is considered a virus because of it's coding, and the fact that some of the anti-hack software needs keen supervision of your computer, making it look like a keylogger or something that could cause key info to be at jeopardy

iNotNewbie 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Just put it on the list of 'good' virus's or something like that ._.

Knox3 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The virus is called Mal/Generic-A. I don't know if that helps, I've never had this happen until today, and now when i reinstall Maple it can't open.

CallMeCy May 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Why would a multi-million dollar company want to mess up their customers' computers? This would 1) Get rid of their customers. 2) Get sued multiple times. 3) Be shutdown and the maker of the virus would be imprisoned. I have never gotten a virus from Maple. It may not be maple :O

smartguy11 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Knox3 said: "The virus is called Mal/Generic-A. I don't know if that helps, I've never had this happen until today, and now when i reinstall Maple it can't open." This happened to me, too. Well, that's interesting. link

Lighthat 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

a493111 said: "Maple is considered a virus because of it's coding, and the fact that some of the anti-hack software needs keen supervision of your computer, making it look like a keylogger or something that could cause key info to be at jeopardy" No. Its not because of its coding. Maple hides a rootkit in your registry to detect hacking or hijacking programs. Just add it as an exception.

Darkstar824 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

if ur using spysweeper i had the same problem but my maple started working again when i restored Mal/Generic-A from the quarentined stuff =/

Knox3 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

oh i don't restore it i keep deleting it. hmmm...

shigofumiJJ 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

there are serveral anti virus that sees maple as a virus, i know one of them is AVG, the nexon site has the listed anti virus that detects maple as virus, but its not, so try download another anti virus

Knox3 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Darkstar824 said: "if ur using spysweeper i had the same problem but my maple started working again when i restored Mal/Generic-A from the quarentined stuff =/" I restored it like you, and now Maple works just fine. That's really weird tho...

Tagged 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm a computer technician here is the solution: Make you anti-virus / fire wall allow access for MapleStory. The reason it's being picked up as an anti-virus is because Nexon staff implemented a Key logger and Computer Scan into the new patch to prevent hackers, scriptwriters, and botters. This is just the engine kicking in, scanning basic keywords and checking for suspicious background programs. There is nothing wrong with your anti-virus or firewall, it's actually doing it's job. Just allow access or disable the firewall and you should be okay. -Tag

tim5240 05/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

lol ha ha you caught a trojan and its locked in your maple folder