Possible Adware in the new DVD2SVCD?

[PINOBIRD]

My Microsoft AntiSpyware program detected a adware item in the DVD2SVCD folder.
It's this file C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\bbmpeg.bat.
I don't think this item is responsible for the small advertise that appears under the DVD2SVCD log, wich I don't mind.
Am I the only one with this Adware?
Any thoughts on this?

Greetings PB

[setarip_old]

Hi!

".BAT" (Batch) files are typically text files. Open the file in Notepad and read it...

[PINOBIRD]

The text in the .bat file says @ECHO OFF.
It must be a fake detection of the MS Antispyware.
Thanks setarip_old for the reply.
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[setarip_old]

Thanks setarip_old for the reply.
My pleasure ;>}

The text in the .bat file says @ECHO OFF.
Is that ALL of the text? All that means is that the instruction that follows won't be displayed on the screen...

[Nick]

To my knowledge there is no file bbmpeg.bat in a DVD2SVCD installation :confused:

Delete it. If deleting it causes any problems you can always reinstall DVD2SVCD but I am pretty sure it won't.

[PINOBIRD]

@ setarip_old it was a file of 1kb and that was the only text in the file.

@ Nick I have never created a file called bbmpeg.bat so I think the program made it.
But I did remove the file.
Btw it was linked to the "ABetterInternet.My PanicButton" adware.
Maybe Ms antispyware saw it as a abbrevation bbmpeg vs abmpb. :confused:
Anyway thanks both.

[raquete]

when i'm encoding and in internet at the same time,D2S show this new window but not when i'm off line.

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/8213/29wd.png (http://imageshack.us)

the old version never show it.
this is normal?

:confused:

[Nick]

@ raquette
Yes it is normal but can be turned off if it bothers you.
Simply check "No Banner" in the Misc tab.

@ Pinobird
I am unaware of such a file in DVD2SVCD. If you didn't make it I wonder if the adware file is designed to save itself on your machine copying a trusted filename to act as cover against detection.

Either way I reckon it's safe to delete.

[tylo]

If I'm not mistaken, an empty bbmpeg.bat file was earlier used as a trick to avoid the muxing phase, by setting the bbMPEG executable to bbmpeg.bat in D2S. I think Jsoto's miniDVD plugin created such a file...

[PINOBIRD]

If I'm not mistaken, an empty bbmpeg.bat file was earlier used as a trick to avoid the muxing phase, by setting the bbMPEG executable to bbmpeg.bat in D2S. I think Jsoto's miniDVD plugin created such a file...
Ah, then I think it's created by the new DVD2SVCD Batch Conversion tool ArchieX has written.

[ArchieX]

Yes, DVD2SVCDBATCH does create a bbmpeg.bat file if no mpg creation is required.

Archie

[Nick]

Ah that explains it.
I'm guessing it was a false alarm then.
Just an empty batch file to skip muxing.