A single file in my Adobe Reader file detected as trojan? (AcroRd32Info.exe)

Hey everybody,

I have a question malware for you guys. A few days ago I let a scan of viruses/malware/etc on my PC (via a program called ClamWin anti-virus), who detected a file as a Trojan horse. Here is the line from Scan report:

C:\Program Adobe 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe: Win.Trojan.Agent - 629666 FOUND


So it confuses me a little. As you can imagine, I'm not really versed in this topic; but it is even possible that a file of a large company like Adobe could be seriously infected? I mean, it obviously seems to be part of Adobe Reader. Or this file maybe just sneak into this folder and start claiming that it belongs there? Or is there perhaps another reason why it has been detected as a Trojan horse, perhaps a kind of "misunderstanding"?

In conclusion, should I worry that there really is a horse of Trojan on my PC? In this case, it would be wiser to reinstall my OS and wipe the entire hard drive?

Thank you!

First of all, it is a rather old version of the player you have installed... It is not compatible with any modern operating system. You should consider upgrading to the latest version, XI player.

If you have installed the application directly from Adobe so you can be certain, it contains no malware and there is a file of this name in the original installation of the drive, but it is always possible that an external application infested it. Or it could be a false positive... Maybe ask your AV software manufacturers, or try using another to check a second time.

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