Nox not installing

[BDR666]

I downloaded Nox, but I am unable to install it at all. Every time I try to install the game it will tell me that the install was complete, but when I go to play the game I only see the option to install it. I have tried several times to install it but no luck whatsoever. Any suggestions?

[ilike2burnthing · Accepted solution]

Might want to try an update of your signatures first, then rescan, the link above shows Avast (and the other alternatives I mentioned) giving it the all clear as of 25mins ago.

[dlhoff1]

I tried downloading it earlier today and my antivirus software detected a virus embedded in the exe file, so it quarantined it. Maybe that is what is happening to you? It downloads, but then your antivirus software removes it. Then when you try to go to it, it wants you to download it again.

[BDR666]

Does it really have a virus, and did u go ahead and allow the antivirus to bypass it and load it anyways?

[Kathutet37]

Same thing happened to me as well. Screenshot of my Norton report attached.

[dlhoff1]

At the time, I did not attempt to bypass my antivirus software. I did do a Google search for "Nox virus?" though, and from what I read about other similar problems, it looks like it is probably a false positive. However, I have not yet attempted to download it or install it since then. I decided to lurk around the forums for a bit to see if anyone from EA would make an official statement about it.

[ilike2burnthing]

It's been flagged by several AV programs - https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/c0a6c54815d52cc610373c31aebc1ba705dbb74eb2c2231407ed8066759e0a5f/...

Surprise surprise Norton (Symantec) and McAfee are among them. They're false positives, end of story, and those providers are notorious for them.

If you want a far better free alternative I suggest Avast or Avira for antivirus (Avast is easier to use, looks more modern, and has a few more bells and whistles, Avira has slightly better detection), and Comodo for firewall (just don't install/turn off Defense+ if you use them together). If you want to pay then Kaspersky Internet Security or Bitdefender Internet Security (I prefer Kaspersky as it's more hands on).

[nomoss]

Avast reported it as a virus too

[ilike2burnthing]

EDIT: Whoops, double post, sorry, please delete

[ilike2burnthing · Accepted solution]

Might want to try an update of your signatures first, then rescan, the link above shows Avast (and the other alternatives I mentioned) giving it the all clear as of 25mins ago.