Software appears to be infected

[DudesCar]

I always liked this software but today after I downloaded the latest version, I got a popup from my Symantec A/V Program telling me that the software is now infected. Time to look for another option.

 

BTW - Here are the results from my Symantec AV software:

 

https://us.norton.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2016-110121-1508-99

 

Norton.com > Viruses & Risks > SONAR.AM.C!g8

 

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SONAR.AM.C!g8

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: November 1, 2016 Updated: November 3, 2016 8:14:00 PM Type: Trojan, Virus Infection Length: Varies Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

SONAR.AM.C!g8 is a heuristic detection designed to detect malware, adware, and potentially unwanted applications based on suspicious behaviors uncovered from cloud data.

 

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version November 1, 2016 revision 019
• Latest Rapid Release version November 1, 2016 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version November 1, 2016 revision 023
• Latest Daily Certified version November 1, 2016 revision 023
• Initial Weekly Certified release date November 2, 2016

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low

Technical Details

 

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It isn't infected with anything.

[Sizzlechest]

DudesCar: Can you post a SHA-1 or SHA-256 of the installer?  Here's mine:

 

CRC32: 1AF3CD36
MD5: 4BF2B8F4B46385BFDA4D65E423CFB868
SHA-1: 6A3D20796E1FCD4169D5D339AF6E491DCEA3367C
SHA-256: 49AA06EAFFE431F05687109FEE25F66781ABBE1108F3F8CA78C79BDEC8753420

 

Mine scans clean:

 

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/49aa06eaffe431f05687109fee25f66781abbe1108f3f8ca78c79bdec8753420/analysis/