Mala 1.04 File Tagged Malware

[FrizzleFried]

I am guessing the fact that Avast is reporting that the MaLaKeyHook.dll is malware is a false positive?  I just downloaded the file from the Mala site and when I attempted to extract the files I got the hit.  The problem is that I see no way to bypass the hit.  I have no option to mark it safe... any suggestions?


It identifies: Win32:Hooker-D [Tool] as the specific malware associated with this file?!

[TheShanMan]

I think this has come up before. You most likely don't need the dll - it is only used in win 98 IIRC, in which case deleting the file is fine. I think you can find more detailed (and possibly accurate) info on the subject if you search this forum on the dll name.

[SGT]

Additionally,  AVAST does allow you to add folders and files to be excluded.  I excluded MalaKeyHook.dll a long time ago.  There two types of exclusions.  One is for the scheduled scans and the other is for the "on-access" scan.  Below is the screenshot for the on-access scan exclusions which is harder to find.  The exclusion needed is:

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*\malakeyhook.dll