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[Eltel]

I have been using Malwarebytes for a few months now and find it a great bit of software.

Because I have tried to follow all the instuctions given in the sticky 'so why did I get infected in the first place' the scans usually come up with no infections.

However the latest scan showed one infection:

'Files Infected:
C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead VideoStudio 10\Vfx_plug\Box4.vfx (Malware.Packer) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully'

Because I only usually use Video Studio when I am not connected to the internet I am at a loss to know how the infection got there. Can I assume whoever distributed this malware ensured it was placed in the most unlikely place ? What is a Malware Packer?

[exile360]

I suspect this was a false positive. Malware.Packer refers to how the file was compressed as certain compression routines are used frequently by malware makers to create malicious files.

Please refer to this post: Read before reporting a false positive!
and post the info here: False Positives so a developer can take a look and correct the detection.

Thanks .

[Eltel]

Thank you for your reply.

I have done another scan as you advise and the log is clean.

I have a log of the scan which found the Malware.Packer.

Which log should I post?

[exile360]

I'd recommend restoring the items from the Quarantine tab and doing another Quick scan following the instructions in the first link as it will tell the developers why the files were detected so they can correct it if necessary.