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Star Trek Online (STO)
Cryptic Studios | Official Site
MMORPG | Genre:Sci-Fi | Status:Final  (rel 02/02/10)  | Pub:Perfect World Entertainment
PVP:Yes | Distribution:Download,Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Hybrid | Monthly Fee:n/a
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Star Trek Online Forum » General Discussion » Bit of advice please

5 posts found
  kevjards

Elite Member

Joined: 9/27/10
Posts: 1368

 
1/19/13 4:45:09 PM#1
thought i would take another look at star trek online..so i logged in and went to d/load the client only to be told by my anivirus that what i was downloading was a virus along with the game..i have mcafee..anyone else had this problem..if so what did you do?i know its highly unlikely there will be a virus but it just seemed strange to get that on screen
  Po_gg

Elite Member

Joined: 5/12/10
Posts: 797

1/19/13 5:17:19 PM#2
I don't use McAfee, did it happened right at the start? Just a wild guess, Cryptic uses Pando for both STO and CO, and a few antivirus prog don't like that (with a reason I might add, Pando s*cks :) )  There's the game client up there as well, you can download it directly via torrent or steam, etc.
  Rohn

Hard Core Member

Joined: 7/02/08
Posts: 3495

1/19/13 5:53:55 PM#3

I don't have McAfee (and downloaded through Steam), so didn't experience the problem, but what Po_gg said is likely correct.  From this thread, it looks like some others have had it come up too:

http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=366291

I doubt it's a virus, just the AV reacting to the download as if it were.

Hell hath no fury like an MMORPG player scorned.
  yashu616

Novice Member

Joined: 8/02/11
Posts: 2

1/19/13 6:03:33 PM#4

on top of that, McAfee is terrible.  One of the worst on the market right now.
  birdycephon

Hard Core Member

Joined: 8/08/09
Posts: 1325

Not Safe For Woona (NSFW)
1/19/13 6:54:23 PM#5

Yeah, ditch McAfee, it's almost as bad as Norton.

For me, Microsoft Security Essentials does everything I need it to, and it's free.