Anti-virus Targets Ffxi.dll As Trojan

Thanks. Again I wasn't asking for full client. Previous link was for full install.

yeah, I figured I'd throw that on there too, as it's the official source, etc.

but the first link is for the vista+ compliant client.

I was scared for a sec but after restoring the file through Norton and putting it on the exception list the game runs smoothly again.
What on Earth did SE or Norton change to suddenly consider this file as a possible virus threat..? So random.

Well... i can't get any of this to work. Could be the end of the road for me!

I get "7-Zip there is no archive" when i try and re-install. After i click the ok

Why are you reinstalling? Just run a file check.

I clicked on that first link. Thats the message that comes up.

if you're running that setup it requires the data files as well, they're separated as they're freaking huge.

That being said: you shouldn't need to reinstall.

Ok, when i click on windower as i usually do. I click on profile, and a box pops up with just an "OK" tab. I click that, and it all just closes.

thats all that happens.

wondering if any of our computer genius can help me since I have no clue with computers. I've managed to get my a/v to now ignore ffxi.dll. I have had to copy the file from another computer not effected since my a/v deleted my version! I've placed the copied file into:

playonline > squarenix > final fsantasy folder and just plonked it there as thats where it seems to be on the other computer.

yesturday it got as far a going into the game when you pressed play but then just bounced me back to 'go online' everytime but today its gone right back to trying to install from the disk only to throw a wobbley and say 'FTABLE.DAT can not be installed because it cant be found in cabinet file Data1.cab' does this mean i'm missing another file, any one have any idea's or should i just call a priest to exorcise my computer which is clearly possessed by evil spirits!

Unfortunately, that means the windows installer detected that FFXI install got damaged and now want to fix it. It's asking you for the original install files now.

That's why I said a few posts ago TO NOT SHARE FFXI FOLDER ON THE NETWORK. Sharing it damage the files attributes and that makes Windows Installer want to fix them. lol

My guess is it probably has to do with the recent version update on Nov17, I also read on another post that it wasn't just Norton that was causing the problem... =/

Japanese hackers prototyping their new malware using their inside connections at SE headquarters.

^^^^ This.

I'm having this problem now too. I went into my quarantined files on Norton and no FFXi files were deleted, and my FFXi.dll and pol.exe are both into my folders. I get a "class not registered" when I run the game, and then it shuts down. All of my files are there, I haven't tampered with the game at all, and I can't run regular FFXi without Windower either.

A side note, Norton does two detections on FFXi.dll, it says it's a trojan and a malware. What did happen with the last update that makes Norton think that this is a problem?

Please help, thanksss.

Tell NORTON to RETURN the files to their places. And after that tell NORTON to NOT scan FFXI folders. That's how you fix it.

You're missing what I said, so don't speak to me in CAPS like I'm DUMB. Okay?

Norton didn't delete any files to begin with.


All of my files are in my folder, there's no reason for my game not to work on that part.

I wonder if its the same people responsible for the attacks on SE's servers.

So do I have to reinstall my game completely?

argh

literally installed AV yesterday went to work came home-aggro

restored ffxi.dll and excluded

i go to Play/Message/Play and i get 'Unable to start FFXI as it is not installed Error:022'

did check file before and after restore quarantined -no probs

all ffxi installed in programs

help!

pretty pls

I had this problem with that link as well! I tried twice cuz i figured maybe the download messed up somehow? Then I found a torrent and had no problems at all! I suggest the torrent route.

no, you were just ..... and didn't download the files it needs to decompress...

shouldn't use a torrent when the site offers the download.

that better for the people who don't know how to computer?

CAPS is a method to put emphasis on something. I never said you're dumb. You said that, not I.

All I said was you tell NORTON to leave FFXI alone.(lol)

Anyway I do believe that NORTON is dumb... But that's me. I don't have NORTON on my PC. And besides the usual false positives I get from my AV software (due to it's paranoid use of heuristics) I didn't get any reports from it about FFXI being a piece of malware. I suppose that adds up to my belief of anything made by NORTON or McAfee being pieces of garbage.


Only if files were deleted and it prevents you from booting into PlayOnline viewer (that would prevent you from using the file check and repair function).

Well you would normally only have to reinstall playonline unless some registry entries got seriously jacked.

no?

The most surprising thing is that people still use Norton this day and age. I'm still hung up on that one.

I think the only reasons you would need the install files again is if filecheck fails at repairing (sadly SE don't keep the whole game files at the download list) or when you need to repair problems related with the Windows Installer thing popping up saying it need to "fix" the game install.

I went back and d/l'd all the files twice and this kept happening! There is something not right with those links, they are missing data.