idp.alexa51 anyone?

[shutyertrap]

So TPA had an update that downloaded on Steam, I fire up DX11 version and Avast immediately shut it down and threw it in the virus vault because of idp.alexa51 threat. Anybody else get this? I was able to run DX9 version, except my controller wouldn’t work (other than rumble) but keyboard could flip and plunge. However, I couldn’t access the options menu in game and from main menu the controls tab wouldn’t open.

 

[Spork98765]

This has been happening for, at least, the last 3 updates. Both TPA and SPA require exclusions for AV false positives.


Then there are the post "re-launch" issues that are occurring and affecting people in different ways.

I'm just not going to open TPA etc for a week or so until a patch or 2 has been issued.

 

[Blkthorne]

Not getting any virus warnings when I tried launching DX11 on steam, only thing I have is all the newer Sterns just sit in attract mode and won't start.

 

[lefthand50]

Had that today as well but either my antivirus sucks or something else worked, seems smooth sailing.

 

[shutyertrap]

FarSight informed me that this was indeed a false positive. Only problem is Avast immediately dumps the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\PinballArcade straight into it's virus vault and you can't tell it to ignore. I ran MalwareBytes just to make sure and it was cool, so I turned off Avast after reinstating the pathway (yeah, it plain deletes it so that Steam can't find it) and tried again, getting a clean boot. The second I turn Avast back on and try to run TPA in DX11, it gets sent to the vault again. So my current solution is that any time I want to play TPA I'm gonna have to turn off virus protection first. Great. This only started happening with the post license loss update to the program and DX9 suffers no such problem. Hoping that the next update that rolls through will correct this annoyance.

 

[Citizen]

The next TPA update will only cause false-positive pregnancy tests.

 

[Heretic]

Holly is my baby daddy....he just aint no good riddled with virus

 

[Kolchak357]

The next TPA update will only cause false-positive pregnancy tests.

So don't rush to the alter. That's good to know.

 

[Spork98765]

FarSight informed me that this was indeed a false positive. Only problem is Avast immediately dumps the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\PinballArcade straight into it's virus vault and you can't tell it to ignore. I ran MalwareBytes just to make sure and it was cool, so I turned off Avast after reinstating the pathway (yeah, it plain deletes it so that Steam can't find it) and tried again, getting a clean boot. The second I turn Avast back on and try to run TPA in DX11, it gets sent to the vault again. So my current solution is that any time I want to play TPA I'm gonna have to turn off virus protection first. Great. This only started happening with the post license loss update to the program and DX9 suffers no such problem. Hoping that the next update that rolls through will correct this annoyance.

Go into Avast settings, set an exclusion for the path to the steam install dir for Pinball arcade, issue resolved. TPA support is incompetent as usual.

Do this with Steam shut down. You probably want to reboot afterwards for best results.