The Type designation 'Trojan-Notifier' was previously used by F-Secure to identify a trojan that gives a notification of an event.
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
Check for the latest database updates
First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
The notification created by the trojan-notifier usually relates to a malicious event - for example, the trojan may inform a backdoor's controller that the harmful program has been successfully installed on a computer with specific IP address on a specific port.
Notifiers can also send emails, instant messages or contact certain websites in order to post the notification information.
Nowadays, notification functionality is a built-in feature for most harmful programs. As such, our naming convention has been updated; new programs that would previously have been identified as 'Trojan-Notifiers' are now designated ' Trojans'.