i had recently being annoyed by antivir that keeps on saying my closeeapp.exe contains virus.. as far as i am concern the closeapp is just a small program that will close applications (normally during shutdown). any of you had encounter this problem??

to be on the safe side, load the file at virustotal.com for check against the av engine in there. This would give u an idea if it is an FP. If confirmed FP, send email 2 them & attach ur file

whats the email?

what details i need to tell them?

This post has been edited by kyser39099: Mar 3 2007, 04:34 AM

You visit the website. It will ask you to upload a file for scanning. It scan. Results pop out. PERIOD. No details needed to give them. Cheers!

ok look at this pic.. now wat shld i do?


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From the Virus Total Report, CloseApp IS NOT a virus. BUT, it is ranked as riskware. Which also means, unless you really need it, it is not necessary and MIGHT pose as a Security Risk (as in being a Hacker Tool). Cheers!

yeah but its a windows file!! no matter how many times i delete it it will still be there after the nxt reboot.. so how ler...

I don't remember CloseApp.Exe being a Windows File. Unless I am most mistaken

**NOTE:I will take this case from here.**

Having the file there after deletion? Sounds like a piece of malware.

I need you to do only 1 simple thing. Goto Kaspersky AV Website. Select Kaspersky Online Scanner (It's Free!). Scan then Attach the results. It will take sometime though.

Pm me when your done. Cheers!

EDIT: CloseApp.EXE is not a piece of malware. But, it might be bundled to one. So, take no chances.

This post has been edited by natakaasd: Mar 3 2007, 07:05 PM

http://www.traction-software.co.uk/closeapp/

read this.. doing the scanning right now..

heres the result:

Scanned file: closeapp.exe - Infected
closeapp.exe - infected by not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.CloseApp.a

Statistics:
Known viruses: 275678 Updated: 04-03-2007
File size (Kb): 80 Virus bodies: 1
Files: 1 Warnings: 0
Archives: 0 Suspicious: 0

i think you can find your closeapp in windows\system32

I know it is from Traction Software. Problem is, it is not in ALL/Everybody's Computer. It is an OPTIONAL DOWNLOADABLE piece of software. I don't use it, and it is NOT in my computer. I never had to use it.

If there is no other alerts of malware, then it is up to you whether you intend to keep CloseAPP or not. I wouldn't exactly encourage it, but it is your choice. Cheers!

thanks for your help..

This post has been edited by kyser39099: Mar 4 2007, 06:53 PM