Topic: While doing sync on my wallet, my AV detected virus in the blockchain (Read 1345 times)
January 25, 2015, 01:01:12 PM
This is a false positive caused by many anti virus and many treat it as a virus or malware due to how it works. Simple solution to that white list it in your anti virus and should be fine. But I would also look it up to be on the safe side or back up all wallets and delete it all and start fresh and import your old wallets first. Then id do a scan of full system to make sure their is nothing on system that might cause a threat to your coin.
January 20, 2015, 07:24:28 AM
Since the blockchain is a variation on the infinite monkeys/typewriters theme, in that shit in it is so well encrypted it's kinda random, every virus signature will eventually be in it.
False, there is nothing encrypted in the blockchain. All transaction data is directly readable.
Yah, I wasn't terribly clear that I meant that there are some products of encryption in it, like block hashes. Anyway, lots of essentially randomish strings.
January 20, 2015, 06:18:15 AM
It is a false positive, a signature in the blockchain matches the signature in the virus database. Just whitelist the folder and continue, the 'virus' cannot do anything to harm your computer.
This. It is a false positive.
January 20, 2015, 02:04:28 AM
Since the blockchain is a variation on the infinite monkeys/typewriters theme, in that shit in it is so well encrypted it's kinda random, every virus signature will eventually be in it.
False, there is nothing encrypted in the blockchain. All transaction data is directly readable.
January 19, 2015, 05:22:04 AM
Report the false positive to Bitdefender.
January 19, 2015, 03:14:30 AM
As other suggest, make an exception in your AV. I had the same issue, after some research it seems back in the day there were viruses designed to run scripts on your PC to mine for somebody else. These signatures probably pick up on something like that or something that isn't even remotely related.
I would be cautious though, I'd use another AV and do a scan just to be sure.
I would be cautious though, I'd use another AV and do a scan just to be sure.
January 18, 2015, 02:22:49 PM
That's normal, people are storing a lot of different types of data in the blockchain, including viruses.
I don't think making blockchain folder an exception is very good idea from the security point of view, some malware can make use of that... Better use AV software that takes care of this issue without having to create an exception.
I don't think making blockchain folder an exception is very good idea from the security point of view, some malware can make use of that... Better use AV software that takes care of this issue without having to create an exception.
January 18, 2015, 10:53:39 AM
no problem at all
just make exception for your bitcoin-core folder blockchain
just make exception for your bitcoin-core folder blockchain
January 18, 2015, 10:48:41 AM
Sounds like a retarded viruskiller, as the blockchain data is just data, it's never being executed.There can be anything in there, it just doesn't matter.
January 18, 2015, 10:47:50 AM
Since the blockchain is a variation on the infinite monkeys/typewriters theme, in that shit in it is so well encrypted it's kinda random, every virus signature will eventually be in it.
January 18, 2015, 10:43:59 AM
It is a false positive, a signature in the blockchain matches the signature in the virus database. Just whitelist the folder and continue, the 'virus' cannot do anything to harm your computer.
January 18, 2015, 10:35:16 AM
OK, so ... create exception in your AV for the folder of bitcoin core.
AV are bad because they use somes counter fighting strategies (and they fail ... usually).
http://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-do-i-exclude-a-folder-from-being-scanned-1011.html
AV are bad because they use somes counter fighting strategies (and they fail ... usually).
http://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-do-i-exclude-a-folder-from-being-scanned-1011.html
January 18, 2015, 10:32:35 AM
From the bitcoin official site on the download section, last version.
January 18, 2015, 10:31:27 AM
from this area ?
https://bitcoin.org/bin/
https://bitcoin.org/bin/
January 18, 2015, 10:16:10 AM
what is "your wallet" ... ? 
Bitcoin Core (desktop)
January 18, 2015, 10:12:32 AM
this is how hackers backdoor your cold storage.
January 18, 2015, 10:09:11 AM
what is "your wallet" ... ?
January 18, 2015, 10:08:31 AM
So, just installed my wallet a week or so ago, and around "1 year and 17 weeks behind" my AV ( Bitdefender 2015 ) detected an virus inside the chainstate, how is that possible?
https://i.imgur.com/8h3xQw8.png
https://i.imgur.com/8h3xQw8.png
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