Why Is Bitdefender Blocking Gmer Well-Known Rootkit Detector Tool?

K_Usch

Gmer is a well-known rootkit detector tool. Bitdefender marked an older version from 2013 as malicious and Bitdefender blocked Chrome from downloading an update.

Is Gmer really malicious?

EDITED: File(s) and/or URL(s) removed by @Gjoksi

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Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/94487/why-is-bitdefender-blocking-well-known-rootkit-detector-tool

As checked the file is a pup/pua and hence blocked by bitdefender and many other antimalware vendors.

Below is the virustotal link for latest version of gmer

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e8a3e804a96c716a3e9b69195db6ffb0d33e2433af871e4d4e1eab3097237173

More information about pup/pua can be found in below stated link

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/26046/

Regards

Gjoksi

Hello.

Only the malware researchers at Bitdefender Labs can help you with the issue.

You should report the file(s) and/or the URL(s) as false positive to Bitdefender Labs here:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/29358/

Regards.