i will up it to a squared and see if it is malware and get back to you folks.
peace
pink jimi

Regards

Whiterabbit

A squared is a trojan hunter primarily, and many people don’t have dedicated software for that…most trust norton or macafee or whatever, but their focus is virii.

i downloaded and got the same results on both laptops and my desktop tower as well.

for what it’s worth…

personally, i prefer to not keep software if there is any question of it’s integrity…

and after watching a squared get legit threats missed by other scanners, i tend to trust it.

as for forums, thanks,but i barely have time to type this.

peace~!

pink

Thanks for the information you’ve posted, though using my own purchased software the program comes up clean. no one else has reported this problem either, so could it be that something on your computer has infected the file??? (I’m only trying to rationalize it and am not saying your scan is at fault), it just seems unlikely if only yourself has reported the problem. There are thousands of community members downloading this software, so I’m very sure that there would have been a lot more reports of this trymedia worm if it was real.

I would suggest that you post the information in the forums as well, (in the appropriate thread), as although I think it unlikely, you can never be sure – better warned than left unsaid.

It’s more likely to be seen in the forums than here, because once the giveaway has finished these comments are effectively buried.

I’ve had The Rise of Atlantis since it was first given away and have never had any problems with it. Maybe it’s the latest version only as I didn’t bother to download it because I already had the game.

it claims to be already uninstalled, and generated an error message asking if i wanted it removed from the list of programs.

these are the results…i was very surprised.
it is always possible like i said this was a false positive, but i would feel like pond scum if i didn’t say something.

a-squared Free – Version 4.0
Last update: 4/13/2009 7:51:50 AM

Scan settings:

Objects: Memory, Traces, Cookies
Scan archives: On
Heuristics: Off
ADS Scan: On

Scan start: 4/13/2009 7:52:31 AM

c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation\blue detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation\clown detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation\hz detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation\lion detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\animation\treug detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\font detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\sound detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\sound\mult detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\sound\music detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\fire detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\fire\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\gold detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\gold\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\grass detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\grass\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\sky detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\sky\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\sun detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\sun\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\water detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\water\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\weapon detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\art\weapon\pieces detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\chips detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\fields detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\fields\substrates detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\gallery detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\gui detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\help detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\local detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\map detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\map\shtuka detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\menu detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\menu\saver detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\menu\tip detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\menu_gems detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\babylon detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\carth detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\egypt detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\greece detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\phoen detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\rome detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\mults\troy detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\particles detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\shield detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\shield\shieldgems detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\sun detected: Trace.Directory.Trymedia!A2
c:\users\pinkjimi\desktop\the rise of atlantis.lnk detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\sun\sun_9_base.jpg detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\base\textures\sun\thumbs.db detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\bass.dll detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\settings.ini detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2
c:\program files (x86)\the rise of atlantis\the rise of atlantis.exe detected: Trace.File.Trymedia!A2

Scanned

Files: 1033
Traces: 498254
Cookies: 44
Processes: 74

Found

Files: 0
Traces: 59
Cookies: 0
Processes: 0
Registry keys: 0

Scan end: 4/13/2009 7:54:53 AM
Scan time: 0:02:22

You’ll need to create a shortcut to the desktop once you’ve copied the folder to wherever you’ve copied it to. The default location is usually:

C:\program folders\The Rise of Atlantis

But you can place the folder anywhere you wish, though placing it directly into the root folder; (the root folder is where your windows installation is kept which is usually C:\) isn’t recommended. (Don’t ask me why though, lol)

The executable that you need to create a shortcut from is the icon that looks like a pentangle (5 sided) with 7 colored segments inside it. If you’re placing the folder in exactly the same place as the original folder (i.e. the path I quoted above) you can actually use the original shortcut because it will point to the same place; (so long as you copied it from the first computer as well). Actually you can still use it even if you place the program folder elsewhere, but you’d have to go to into properties (by right clicking on the icon) and change the ‘target’ location and ‘Start in’ location. It’s much simpler to just create a new shortcut by right clicking on the hexagonal icon by right clicking on the icon and selecting ‘Send To; then clicking on ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’. This will send a shortcut to the desktop. If you like shortcuts in the start menu you can also create one for there as well. I’ve written a short tutorial which can be found in the forums:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2594

I hope this has helped.

Regards

Stephen