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[Jayrod]

I've been working on an Animator to be used for making graphics and stuff. But for some odd reason, when I clicked Run Game an error popped up saying "Failed to replace the icon", and soon after my AVG Anti-Virus popped up with a Threat Detected.



I can't really give much more information, except that now EVERYTIME I make a game and test it, they become a Trojan Horse...
Also, I Google'd this icon error but couldn't find anything. So, sorry if this has been fixed somehow before.

Any help? Any thoughts as to what I should do now?

[icuurd12b42]

You shoul perform a scan on your hard disk, perhaps you got infected and the virus infected game maker.

[Jayrod]

The scan is removing all EXEs that were created by GameMaker, even ones I downloaded from yoyo.
However, GameMaker itself came up clean with no infections?

I don't get it. Any other suggestions?

[icuurd12b42]

Install a good virus scanner, like avast. and get rid of the one you use right now.

www.avast.com

[EchoJerichoX]

Screw all that, this isn't isolated to one platform. I have the same problem and so do a few others.

[LSnK]

Screw all that, this isn't isolated to one platform.

You said you use AVG in another topic. The same as everyone else who has reported this problem.

[EchoJerichoX]

I know, I'm saying it didn't help. It's not important.

What is important is that we need this fixed!

[Samuka97]

Either...

a) You are using pirated software that came with a virus
It's a false-positive
c) Your Game Maker got infected by another virus

[Swifty]

Look at http://gmc.yoyogames...p;#entry3476568 People with the same problem there, all with AVG. I'm assuming this is a false-positive that has started with a recent AVG update.

Swifty

[LoopStan]

Don't use AVG use something like McAfee? XD Its worth the money.

[EchoJerichoX]

My GM is not cracked. I cannot run any games while this is happening.

EDIT: I don't know what Avast did, but it found two viruses unrelated to Game Maker and my problem stopped occuring.

I guess, just download it and run a full scan. Worked for me. Still odd... And somewhat scary that it popped up for several people at the same time.

Thanks for your help guys.

Edited by EchoJerichoX, 01 April 2010 - 01:40 AM.

[Grak]

My GM is not cracked. I cannot run any games while this is happening.

EDIT: I don't know what Avast did, but it found two viruses unrelated to Game Maker and my problem stopped occuring.

I guess, just download it and run a full scan. Worked for me. Still odd... And somewhat scary that it popped up for several people at the same time.

Thanks for your help guys.

Can you send the link to the avast you downloaded? I can't believe how many people were hit at the same time with the same problem...

[EchoJerichoX]

It's the first result on Google man...

I'm usually not one to divert someone to Google, but come on... At least try.

EDIT: Typo.

Edited by EchoJerichoX, 01 April 2010 - 02:09 AM.

[Grak]

It's the first result on Google man...

I'm usually not one to divery someone to Google, but come on... At least try.

Okay. Thanks.
Some antivirus software isn't exactly legit. I didn't want to stumble onto something that would make my problem worse.

[EchoJerichoX]

Understandable.

[trevuar25]

Don't use AVG use something like McAfee? XD Its worth the money.

surely you jest

[icuurd12b42]

My GM is not cracked. I cannot run any games while this is happening.

EDIT: I don't know what Avast did, but it found two viruses unrelated to Game Maker and my problem stopped occuring.

I guess, just download it and run a full scan. Worked for me. Still odd... And somewhat scary that it popped up for several people at the same time.

Thanks for your help guys.

glad avast fixed it... I dont trust anything else myself.

[alexandre3444]

that's simply AVG's going haywire
in other words AVG flagged Game maker games as a Trojan horse.
can someone contact AVG to tell this problem ?
(or someone send to AVG a fake alert to this virus ?)
*delete AVG on his computer and install avast*

Edited by alexandre3444, 01 April 2010 - 04:33 AM.

[PhantomGun]

It isn't just AVG doing this. I use Kaspersky, and recently i've found any *new* game I make and try to run gets flagged. Anything older than about 3 months ago works fine. Read up, and somehow managed to stumble across one other with the issue. Changing the game icon in global game settings > loading seems to resolve the issue.

[IceMetalPunk]

It isn't just AVG doing this. I use Kaspersky, and recently i've found any *new* game I make and try to run gets flagged. Anything older than about 3 months ago works fine. Read up, and somehow managed to stumble across one other with the issue. Changing the game icon in global game settings > loading seems to resolve the issue.

So what does that mean? Some AV programs consider GM's icon a virus?

Strange...

-IMP