Author Topic: Couatl.exe trojan  (Read 4052 times)

yvesamuel

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Couatl.exe trojan
« on: June 03, 2011, 09:49:30 am »
Hi,

Since 3 days eset Samart Security deletes couatl.exe sayig it's a trojan as you can see on attached picture.

Any idea?

Thank's
Yves

PS : I redownloaded all the files, and even the installers are suspected

virtuali

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Re: Couatl.exe trojan
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 10:40:50 am »
It's obviously an antivirus bug introduced with the last update. Our files haven't changed since several months.

This has been discussed many times already in this forum, the solution is always the same:

 Uninstall the scenery. Reply YES when asked if you want to remove the Addon Manager and the Couatl Engine. Reply YES to both questions.

- TURN OFF your antivirus. Don't just exit from its interface, but turn off the real time protection. Actual wording changes between products, however, it's the option to scan every file that gets open in real time, without user intervention.

- Reinstall the scenery with the Antivirus TURNED OFF. Don't launch FSX yet.

- Configure the antivirus to exclude the following files from scanning:

YourFSXFolder\bglmanx.dll
YourFSXFolder\fsdreamteam\Couatl\couatl.exe

YourFSXFolder it's usually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X, if you installed it in the default folder.

- Now you can turn the antivirus back on, and launch FSX.

- Check you are seeing BOTH the "Addon Manager" menu AND the "Couatl powered products" menu under the "Addons" menu.

yvesamuel

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Re: Couatl.exe trojan
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 09:07:15 am »
Hi,

I did so and it works.

Thank's
Yves