My antivirus (Avira) detected a trojan (TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen) in the directory of this game, anyone else have?

Obviously a false positive. Add it to the exceptions list on your AV

Submit the "infected" file to virustotal and see what it says. If virustotal only shows a couple of virus scanners detecting it, then you should probably find a virus scanner that doesn't get so many false positives. If most (or all) of them show that it is infected, I'd do a whole scan of your computer to see what else it finds.

Avira and Avast! - I have both on my two pcs - recognize it as a virus. Yes, I know it's probably a false positive - but it's annoying to buy a game and have to take care of such things. Interestingly, the crack I used for my cd-version years ago has no such issues.

Tried an install of my original, disc version... No virus detection on that. So obviously, the EXE in the GOG version is a tampered with one. Checksum matches none of the original patch versions of exes. GOG staff, can you please look at where the file is from? I am not comfortable with an heuristic detection on this version, while original versions doesn't have it... Will await fixing, avoiding install for now.

Same problem here! I'm using Avira Antivirus.

Yes GOG, please look into it and fix it. I assume it's a false positive, but it's not acceptable.

Complain to Avira and Avast. I use Avira and it regularly picks up false positives. For some reason they make it a real pain to add exceptions as well, took me 4 tries before I was able to successfully download H&D2 without it getting blocked and Avira screwing up my install.

I only put up with it because Avira is free...

Why should i complain? I want it for the heuristics, that is, detecting potential threats based on file structure analysis and pattern matching. Saves your *ss from "uncertain" malware and rootkits or "legitimate" stuff that still behaves in unsafe ways.

Just adding an exception and screaming "false positive" will get you rootkits, malware and unsafe machines. Always.

Like i said, my original discs, installed and patched does not give any detections. Also, signature of the exe does not match up to any official one. GOG uses a "tampered" exe, probably a cd cracked one... How can we know it is not unsafe without seeing what was changed and why?

I still demand a fix for this.

Multiple heuristics detections means your file is acting unsafe, maybe not by purpose, but still unsafe.

Agree. Obviously is not a problem to be taken care by Avira. GOG is responsible for the product and has a file issuing a false positive. Also, as noted, the original files hadn't such false positive wich indicates some tampering. If it is to make it compliance with new systems, something else is piggy-backing with the changes, and I don't like it.

To GOG staff: Continue the high standard of care with your users and check/fix this issue, this is bad advertising. Thanks.

Blame GOG for your shit AV.

Sounds good to me. :P

It's the car company's fault because the car wouldn't run when I filled the gas tank with sand. XD

Then at least learn what it means. Every AV out there has their own algorithms and byte patterns for flagging files with heuristics. Submit the file to your AV, and stop filling the forum with stupid.

My Windows anti-virus thingy quarantined the HD2 exe... hmmm.

Is it time to uninstall?

To uninstall windows? No, it's about 5-10 years past already. :)

Bitdefender or Kaspersky better option as AV, been so long on the top list of AVs already. Better block, less false positives.