UMS 2.6.0 & Symantec reporting security risk
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:31 am
Hello.
I am trying UMS on a laptop PC running Windows 7 x64 (intel coreduo 1.8Ghz/4GB RAM).
This is "the company's laptop" so it has symantec endpoint protection 12.0 installed.
When I install UMS on it, symantec detects a "suspicious.emit" in mplayer.exe.
Since I don't manage symantec (corporate rules) I can't disable it and apparently UMS doesn't work without it.
So I downloaded mplayer.exe for windows from mplayerhq.hu and put it in UMS/win32 folder. Then I started UMS and apparently it is working fine.
1-I sure hope this is a false positive but is there any reason why a "stock" mplayer.exe doesn't trigger the AV while the one that comes with UMS triggers the AV?
2-Am I missing anything by using the stock mplayer.exe instead of the one that comes with UMS?
Full symantec log:
I am trying UMS on a laptop PC running Windows 7 x64 (intel coreduo 1.8Ghz/4GB RAM).
This is "the company's laptop" so it has symantec endpoint protection 12.0 installed.
When I install UMS on it, symantec detects a "suspicious.emit" in mplayer.exe.
Since I don't manage symantec (corporate rules) I can't disable it and apparently UMS doesn't work without it.
So I downloaded mplayer.exe for windows from mplayerhq.hu and put it in UMS/win32 folder. Then I started UMS and apparently it is working fine.
1-I sure hope this is a false positive but is there any reason why a "stock" mplayer.exe doesn't trigger the AV while the one that comes with UMS triggers the AV?
2-Am I missing anything by using the stock mplayer.exe instead of the one that comes with UMS?
Full symantec log:
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Scan type: Auto-Protect Scan
Event: Risk Found!
Security risk detected: Suspicious.Emit
File: C:\Program Files (x86)\Universal Media Server\win32\mplayer.exe
Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Universal Media Server\win32
Computer: corporate_computer_name
User: corporate_user_name
Action taken: Pending Side Effects Analysis : Access denied
Date found: sábado, 30 de Março de 2013 13:28:08