ESOCP is a Virus?

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ESOCP is a Virus?

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Hey guys,
i have problem with running esoc since my virusprotection deletes it evertime i try to reinstall it.
Can someone help me comp noob? :)

P. S. i run AVG
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Don't run virus protection software.
Pay more attention to detail.
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@musketeer925 might have an idea.

I do not run virus protection software either.
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AVG is pretty quick to delete files it doesn't like without asking a user. When it deletes something it puts it in its "virus vault" from which you can restore files. Rather than reinstalling, I would try restoring the file from the vault -- hopefully after doing that AVG would leave it alone.

https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleV ... irus-Vault

Full disclosure: the reason AVG deletes it is because we inject some DLLs into the AoE3 process as part of the patch. This behavior is similar to what some viruses do to get elevated priveledges on your computer, but I assure you nothing in the ESOC Patch is malicious.
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i made an exeption in the virus programm, but now it is telling me:
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EP > Ransomware > Trojan Horse?
oranges.
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Avg is bad. Use defender and malwarebytes instead.
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Foire421 wrote:i made an exeption in the virus programm, but now it is telling me:

Not sure about that. My best guess is it's trying to copy that file over, but it already exists from a previous install attempt. If that's the case, things may just work if you ignore this error.
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musketeer925 wrote:
Foire421 wrote:i made an exeption in the virus programm, but now it is telling me:

Not sure about that. My best guess is it's trying to copy that file over, but it already exists from a previous install attempt. If that's the case, things may just work if you ignore this error.


yea i already came across that part. but now its telling me to reinstall this windows visuall thing, which i did 3 times. but didnt work :(
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Foire421 wrote:
musketeer925 wrote:
Foire421 wrote:i made an exeption in the virus programm, but now it is telling me:

Not sure about that. My best guess is it's trying to copy that file over, but it already exists from a previous install attempt. If that's the case, things may just work if you ignore this error.


yea i already came across that part. but now its telling me to reinstall this windows visuall thing, which i did 3 times. but didnt work :(

Is this during the install process or at launch?
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happens when i try to launch

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Foire421 wrote:happens when i try to launch

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Can you confirm that in your installation folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Age Of Empires 3\bin for a Steam install) all three of ESOCP1.dll, ESOCP2.dll, and ESOCP3.dll are present? The Visual C++ warning can appear if one them is missing. If any are missing, I attached a copy of all three in a zip -- you can unzip the file and put the DLLs in the installation folder.

Sorry about all the trouble you're having!
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musketeer925 wrote:
Foire421 wrote:happens when i try to launch

@musketeer925

Can you confirm that in your installation folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Age Of Empires 3\bin for a Steam install) all three of ESOCP1.dll, ESOCP2.dll, and ESOCP3.dll are present? The Visual C++ warning can appear if one them is missing. If any are missing, I attached a copy of all three in a zip -- you can unzip the file and put the DLLs in the installation folder.

Sorry about all the trouble you're having!


My shitass comp doesnt allow me to copy the missing one into the bin folder. (Yes I entered Admin PW when trying)
:hmm: :mad:
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Foire421 wrote:
musketeer925 wrote:
Foire421 wrote:happens when i try to launch

@musketeer925

Can you confirm that in your installation folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Age Of Empires 3\bin for a Steam install) all three of ESOCP1.dll, ESOCP2.dll, and ESOCP3.dll are present? The Visual C++ warning can appear if one them is missing. If any are missing, I attached a copy of all three in a zip -- you can unzip the file and put the DLLs in the installation folder.

Sorry about all the trouble you're having!


My shitass comp doesnt allow me to copy the missing one into the bin folder. (Yes I entered Admin PW when trying)
:hmm: :mad:

Maybe try booting into safe mode and moving the file? It is possible some service running is preventing it from copying.
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bitdefender detected and contained a trojan generic in the ep files, and won't let me use ep anymore. this is new, and im not sure if i should allow the program to be used or not. are you guys sure ep cant be compromised? i had already deleted the file using bitdefender before, and reinstalled EP, but then it just detected the same file again. @musketeer925 @_H2O
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umeu wrote:bitdefender detected and contained a trojan generic in the ep files, and won't let me use ep anymore. this is new, and im not sure if i should allow the program to be used or not. are you guys sure ep cant be compromised? i had already deleted the file using bitdefender before, and reinstalled EP, but then it just detected the same file again. @musketeer925 @_H2O

Some dll's are injected in the game which is the same method how virus works. So your antivirus may think its a virus, but there won't be any problem.
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Still cant use the game though... Is there no way to change this?
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You can
- disable real time scanning
- put esocp3.dll in exception list
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gibson wrote:Avg is bad. Use defender and malwarebytes instead.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.

Bad.
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idk why youre complaining, this is a free pass out of ep4
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Similar problem here, could you tell me is there any probability that this patch is a virus???
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Most definately not. All anti-viruses give it that alert because it's an unknown exe. Just give it an exeption. All will be well.
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Thanks Man :)

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