Visual Studio 2008 build is a virus

Negru Gabriel 6 Reputation points
2021-05-16T07:45:04.163+00:00

Hi friends,
I just discover that one of my softwares codded in visual studio 2008 it has 4 positive reports on virus total.
After i made my search i discovered that even if i create a new project with 1 form and NO line codes,the final buils it has the same 4 positive reports on virus total.
NOTE that there is no code in the new build at all!

Here are the reports:
SecureAge APEX
Malicious

Cybereason
Malicious.9fe179

Cylance
Unsafe

Microsoft
Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml

What can i do to resolve this?

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  1. WayneAKing 4,931 Reputation points
    2021-05-16T16:32:06.563+00:00

    False positives.

    You should try building your programs using a much
    more recent compiler. Such as VS 2019, or even 2017.

    In the past I had numerous small programs that I had built
    using VS 2008 which often triggered false positives from
    AV/AM applications. Often just adding additional code
    to my program would be sufficient to stop the false
    alarms. Also rebuilding them with a later version of
    VS usually eliminated the FPs.

    There was/is some pattern in code generated from
    VS 2008 that appears to match a behavior pattern or
    signature which occurs in some malware. Submitting
    examples as false positives to the AV/AM producers
    is only practical if the program is not going to
    undergo any further development. Otherwise, every
    time you rebuild the app using VS 2008 the cycle
    may start over.

    • Wayne
    1 person found this answer helpful.

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