They are harmless and the same olderthandirt stuff I have 'HERE'
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I just checked both --> 'wrt_vx_imgtool.exe' has same ol August 3, 2006 1:46 time stamp
Not sure who maintains these servers but they appear to be compromised.
As mrjcd said there is nothing to be worried about,
the this is Norton is the same crap as AVG or Kasperski or any modern AV protection they are just bloatware that takes your resources and mark most of the useful stuff like harmful just because they do no like something that works like hack or crack, the other thing is all those AV keep open ports and they are easy to hack and serve to someone else i ve been without AV more that 15 years and never had anything to be worried about but i do have some kind of internet hygiene and know where to click and what to avoid....it's not an easy job .... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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I ran into the same issue when unzipping the Gv5Flash.zip.
The wiki doesn't specifically point to running the "wrt_vx_imgtool.exe" executable. Instead, it references running the "VXImgToolGui.exe" executable, which is also contained in the same *.zip file.
Can someone actually provide a legitimate reason that this would be flagged as a virus if it actually isn't?
And if it's not a virus, why would an extra executable be included in the zip file that has an eerily similar filename as to what is actually supposed to be executed? Do the two programs have different functionality?
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On what version of Windows, with what, if any 3rd party Anti-virus software? Not sure if the GUI exe uses the other exe to do the work or what. Sometimes, there is one executable that uses another executable to function. VxWorksKiller is probably something I wouldn't run on an Internet-aware device just in case, but that's just me. Also, thanks for this wonderful necro-jack _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Yes, the necro jack (first time I've heard the term, but I like it)... I debated creating a new thread but not knowing the community, I was afraid that I would get flamed for not searching before posting:)
I downloaded the file on a Windows 10 Professional 64-bit machine running Symantec Endpoint Protection V14.2 RU2. Being new to the custom firmware world, of course I'm now hesitant to go forward with the installation. I was debating between dd-wrt and OpenWrt, but dd-wrt was the only firmware that supported WRT54GS V6.0. OpenWrt only supported up to V3.0 from what I recall.
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If it's not part of the internal Windows firewall, anti-virus, malware suite, it should be removed. I have not run a 3rd-party anything since XP, and with smart screen and secure boot, all you are doing is spending money and wasting cpu cycles and clobbering the sh*t out of the kernel stack unnecessarily. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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