Skype (full) v6.1.0.129

Comodo Internet Security - CIS AV False Positive/Negative Detection Reporting
#1

Downloaded from http://skype.en.softonic.com/
CIS claims it contains malware. False positive?

#2

Hi 7Leagues,

Could you please provide the screenshot of detection.So we can check this.

Thanks & Regards,
Srinivasan.G

#3

No I can’t because I added the app to my exclusion list. Nothing is stopping you from downloading the app yourself though.

#4

Do you get the alert when downloading it or when it’s running? I ask because I downloaded it and scanned it and CIS did not find any malware.

#5

I have just downloaded Skype 6.1.0.129 (online installer) from filehippo and it is not detected by CAV.
Downloading full setup from softonic…Nope! It is not detected either.

#6

Which would mean that the version being offered by softonic.com has been tampered with?

Edit: the version on filehippo is just the SkypeSetup.exe 1.27 Mb downloader, not the full version which is 30.7 Mb.

#7

Very strange. I removed it from my exclusions and then ran a scan on it. Nothing was found. Go figure!

Sorry to have bothered you guys. :embarassed:

Incidentally, here’s the original event log showing the malware that CIS found: