Steam found as Malware...

[PGtest]

Hi,

Just started Steam and got a block on "FileSystem_Steam.dll"... Avast moved it to chest and at restart of Steam it started updating itself (from Steam) and as soon as the file was downloaded... blocked again.

It seems to be a false positive ... to say the least.

Note repaired Steam by downloading a new fresh install... and got a false positive on vtsdlib_s.dll as well...
 
Have sent in a false alarm report.

Please fix ASAP

[yoda007]

I got the same problem.

Also after a restart avast reported any ...Boot.txt while booting!?

[michael crane]

I just have problem filesystem-steam.dll supposedly has win32Malware-gen on steam update

[Pondus]

those that have the file in avast chest..... right click and upload to avast lab as false positive

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[L551]

those that have the file in avast chest..... right click and upload to avast lab as false positive

you may add a link to this topic

Already did so.

[DMarkS]

Got the same thing. Turned off File Shield until this issue is resolved

[Milos]

Hello,
it should be fixed now.

Milos

[PGtest]

It has been fixed, all ok since 120727-0 virus definition,

Thx for the prompt response and action

Better to stop a possible virus than to allow it even once... false positives will be now and then...

Best regards
PGtest

[gafarel]

That is definitely NOT fixed.
The staff don't even give a fuck about that.
Come on, that's Steam damnit! That's not some unused software!
That crapware is a piece of shit. I'm coming back to Kaspersky.

First and last post here.

[SpeedyPC]

That is definitely NOT fixed.
The staff don't even give a f**k about that.
Come on, that's Steam damnit! That's not some unused software!
That crapware is a piece of s**t. I'm coming back to Kaspersky.

First and last post here.

Calm down gafarel see link http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=101884.msg821849#msg821849 I've already submit the file sample to Avast.

Edit: The problem has been fixed just run the virus definitions update to fix this issue

[Galimka]

Hi.

Same problem AGAIN.

Third time in less than a month.

If it was steam updates that cause Avast to detect it as a danger, then no problem with you, just steam have to do better.

But it's third time in a few weeks that Avast update make Steam recognised as a danger.

Steam = potentially lot of money spent in.:
Avast = free or a little amount of money (compared to what you can spend on steam)

Avast block steam ?

Ciao avast.

[eskiboy]

Hi.

Same problem AGAIN.

Third time in less than a month.

If it was steam updates that cause Avast to detect it as a danger, then no problem with you, just steam have to do better.

But it's third time in a few weeks that Avast update make Steam recognised as a danger.

Steam = potentially lot of money spent in.:
Avast = free or a little amount of money (compared to what you can spend on steam)

Avast block steam ?

Ciao avast.

It think that's being abit harsh on Avast. Stuff like this happens, it's not the end of the world.

Yes i'm having the same problems too, hope it gets fixed soon.

[Axalto]

I'm having the same problem as well.
I wouldn't even care if Avast would have a decent ignore list but it does not so I'm stuck with choosing between playing games or running the antivirus.
And the antivirus won't win that.
Edit: looks like it does have a functional ignore list for the file system shield but it doesn't listen to the global ignore list for some reason...

[DavidR]

Rather depends of what you put in the exclusion and if the detection is in an on-demand scan on in the on-access scanner, that is what that set of exclusions are for.

The avastUI > Settings > Exclusions requires the full path of the file (copy and paste that into the exclusion) to be entered.

[Galimka]

It think that's being abit harsh on Avast. Stuff like this happens, it's not the end of the world.

Yes i'm having the same problems too, hope it gets fixed soon.

Not the end of the world but having to choose between security and the use of the main program of my computer = i change security.