Virus in FreeFileSync_v4.0_setup.exe

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milaa

Hi,
Some anti-virus (AntiVir and eSafe) are detecting Adware/Trojan in
FreeFileSync_v4.0_setup.exe (see virustotal.com).
Is it a false positive? Could you comment, please.
Thanks in advance.
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Zenju

Sigh, same procedure as "every few releases". Avira should finally start to
come up with some actually *working* heuristics.
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Zenju

Here's the reason:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/bugs/TheCaseOfEvilWinMain.aspx

FFS's starter uses a one-line WinMain + static linkage. Without static linkage
everything seems fine.

Some AV vendors should start cleaning their mess up!
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Zenju

Things are improving: Seems AntiVir have fixed their signatures:
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=875696a51d1eb2928eee7ef39b047ac7b60cb7c7c0eb9bcc16b252593392f943-1317134775
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Zenju

New round: v4.1:
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=b218bcf09dc59af7f001a884ef30c4eb1845af1ae55038475714cdf0d3f30304-1318244674
No more false positives!