deep1234 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hi guys, I was looking for a bandwidth monitoring tool and I found some one in the forum recommended using NetWorx. after checling the description I downloaded and install it on my computer to test it. But during installation Kaspersky AV 2010 showed an alert that this software want an hidden driver software (considering it as a riskware)??? I wasn't sure what to do as it did finish the installation and the software is 99% installed. So I added it to the exclusion list just for reference. As for that I want to ask some people here about this software if they trust it or not (I need SOME to confirm only to keep it or delete it) as I know kaspersky can be over reacting sometimes. Please let me know fast guys, and thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted February 25, 2010 MVC Share Posted February 25, 2010 This is what you downloaded http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/ Then yeah they are respectable company.. I have never heard of any issues with their software. your AV software just doing it job showing that something was being installed that could have nefarious intentions - but in this case just needed to be able to monitor your traffic for your own use ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 25, 2010 Member Share Posted February 25, 2010 I've been using it for months and I've never had any issues with it. I wouldn't worry about it because they are a respectable company. Like Budman said, your AV was doing it's job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted February 26, 2010 Supervisor Share Posted February 26, 2010 Hello, What was the complete and exact message you received from your anti-malware software? Perhaps it was a false positive alarm (e.g., an accidental report of a threat when none is actually present) or a mention of a potentially unsafe program? The latter is a classification used by some anti-malware programs to identify software which may have both benign and malign uses, such as remote desktop applications, password auditing software, commercial keylogging software and so forth. Based on your report, plus my understanding of what the program does, I suspect that it is legitimate and you are seeing a report on the part of the program which intercepts network traffic for calculating bandwidth consumption, but that's just a guess on my part. In any case, Kaspersky has excellent technical support and I am sure they will be able to explain what is going on shortly after you open a support ticket with them. If you are still uncomfortable with the program, here's a list of other bandwidth monitoring programs I put together a while ago: AnalogX - NetStatLive Antamedia - Bandwidth Manager Bandwidth Meter Pro.Net - Bandwidth Meter Pro BWMonitor.Com - BWMonitor (d/b/a Plimus?) DeskSoft - BWMeter DataOne Usage Finder - WatchWAN EXPStudio - Bandwidth Monitor Hagel Technologies - DU Meter Helleseth, Sindre - Bandwidth Monitor Pro Hoo Technologies - NetMeter How2 Solutions - ISP Monitor Leppie - .NET MyDUMeter Locktime Software, s.r.o. - NetLimiter Pro Mitec - Network Meter NetUsage Project - NetUsage Item (Mozilla Firefox plugin) PcWinTech - Simple Internet Meter Lite ReadError - NetMeter Rokario Software - Bandwidth Monitor 2 Rose City Software - DU Meter Wizard Software - Bandwidth Meter Perhaps one of them would be more to your liking. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted February 26, 2010 MVC Share Posted February 26, 2010 I can tell you now that any software from SoftPerfect is Top Notch. I use it all the time . . . Personal and at work. No Spyware, Stable Software, Very useful. What more do I need to say . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1234 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Thanks guys for the info, I will keep NetWorx. On the kaspersky side I will see what I can do with the support team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier1st Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 riskware is not nessecarily harmful so you can chalk that up as a false positive(it can happen)but if your not sure upload the offending file to virustotal.com and decide from that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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