Anitivirus blocking files
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Some popular torrents might give you a false positive for a virus and your antivirus wont let you move the file/folder. There is a work around for this. First make sure its a false positive there are sites you can go to and check the downloaded file to make sure its clean. Next disable your antivirus move the file/folder to where you need it i.e install path. After the move enable antivirus then make your exception in your virus protection software. ( the file must be moved first before the exception is made )
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(Jan 23, 2014, 15:27 pm)krucified Wrote: Some popular torrents might give you a false positive for a virus and your antivirus wont let you move the file/folder. There is a work around for this. First make sure its a false positive there are sites you can go to and check the downloaded file to make sure its clean. Next disable your antivirus move the file/folder to where you need it i.e install path. After the move enable antivirus then make your exception in your virus protection software. ( the file must be moved first before the exception is made )

If your A/V is configured correctly. Files/Folders will be quarentined/deleted before you even get a chance to move them or disable the A/V to do so.

Put your torrent downloads in a partition/drive off of C:/ and run them sandboxed or scan them from the isolated downloads folder.
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#3
I second that statement I always use a partition as a just in case, a step i should have posted.
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#4
Nice informative 1st post. Keep up the good work mate and welcome to suprbay
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(Jan 23, 2014, 15:27 pm)krucified Wrote: Some popular torrents might give you a false positive for a virus and your antivirus wont let you move the file/folder. There is a work around for this. First make sure its a false positive there are sites you can go to and check the downloaded file to make sure its clean. Next disable your antivirus move the file/folder to where you need it i.e install path. After the move enable antivirus then make your exception in your virus protection software. ( the file must be moved first before the exception is made )

Sorry super noob here with a dumb question I'm sure but what is the best site to make sure the file is clean. It seems google has too much garbage to sift through the real
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(Nov 02, 2014, 03:37 am)dom1nantdom1nic Wrote: Sorry super noob here with a dumb question I'm sure but what is the best site to make sure the file is clean. It seems google has too much garbage to sift through the real

https://valkyrie.comodo.com/ 20MB File size limit
http://virusscan.jotti.org/en 25MB File size limit
https://www.metascan-online.com/ 80 MB File size limit
https://www.virustotal.com/ 128MB File size limit
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