WoW trojan madness comes to an end

Over the past week, players who run Grisoft’s AVG Antivirus programs had problems accessing their World of Warcraft accounts because a file named fmod.dll was registered as a trojan. This caused a lot of confusion, reformats, posts, and frustrations as the number of players who couldn’t log in rose. Blizzard poster Datth cleared it up that the file (fmod.dll) was not a trojan and, in fact, is a file used by WoW’s sound engine.

Many players have found ways to fix the problem. Solutions offered range from restoring the file from AVG’s virus vault to disabling the Resident Shield. While these options may work, the most convenient way to fix the problem would be to update your AVG to the latest version since they have already confirmed the file to be a “false-positive” detection. Updating would stop the antivirus from declaring the file a trojan allowing gamers to proceed unharassed.

If, for one reason or another, you deleted your game’s fmod.dll, Datth put up a link where you can download it.

Its been a tough week for Blizzard and AVG, but it seems that the updates and files have been fixed. Hopefully life in the realms goes back to normal – or as normal as it gets between the Horde and the Alliance.

Over the past week, players who run Grisoft’s AVG Antivirus programs had problems accessing their World of Warcraft accounts because a file named fmod.dll was registered as a trojan. This caused a lot of confusion, reformats, posts, and frustrations as the number of players who couldn’t log in rose. Blizzard poster Datth cleared it up that the file (fmod.dll) was not a trojan and, in fact, is a file used by WoW’s sound engine.

Many players have found ways to fix the problem. Solutions offered range from restoring the file from AVG’s virus vault to disabling the Resident Shield. While these options may work, the most convenient way to fix the problem would be to update your AVG to the latest version since they have already confirmed the file to be a “false-positive” detection. Updating would stop the antivirus from declaring the file a trojan allowing gamers to proceed unharassed.

If, for one reason or another, you deleted your game’s fmod.dll, Datth put up a link where you can download it.

Its been a tough week for Blizzard and AVG, but it seems that the updates and files have been fixed. Hopefully life in the realms goes back to normal – or as normal as it gets between the Horde and the Alliance.