diff --git a/scan.php b/scan.php
index 3982975..03813b8 100644
--- a/scan.php
+++ b/scan.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 /* script variables */
 $version = '3.1';
 $self = basename(__FILE__);
+$current = './'
 
 $eroot = '../';
 $print_infected = true;
@@ -429,8 +430,8 @@ error_reporting(E_ALL);
     "visitorTracker_isMob",
     "this->privmsg(",
     "Starting call",
-    "Hacked",
-    "boff",
+    /* "Hacked", - removed pattern due to large volume of false positives */
+    /* "boff", - removed pattern due to large volume of false positives */
     "r57Shell Edited By Margu",
     "IRC_socket",
     "ConfigSpy",
@@ -468,6 +469,11 @@ foreach ($tree as $finfo)
         continue;
     }
 
+    if(realpath($finfo['path'], $current !== FALSE )
+    {
+        continue;
+    }
+
     if($print_all) print "{$finfo['path']}{$finfo['fname']}....CHECKING";
     $tmp = file_get_contents($finfo['path'].$finfo['fname']);
     preg_match('/[^.\s]*([a-z])$/i', $finfo['fname'], $match);