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Offline Keithuk

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Avast 4.8 says my original drivers are virus's
« on: October 12, 2009, 01:57:14 PM »
Hi guys.

For the past week or so I've done a few formats and rebuilds because of virus's. The first thing is I have to setup is my Gigabyte motherboard add-ons Ethernet, SM Bus and Realtek sound drivers before I can web connect. As Realtek is installing Avast keeps on saying a virus present. Now this is the original Gigabyte CD that came with the computer. I know there is a link on this virus report that can tell Avast this should be a good app because the source it comes from. The next time I update the database it should sent this report but it still traps the same file Alcmtr.exe and Soundman.exe. I've downloaded a lot of newer drivers from Gigabyte and they are showing virus's as well.

I also use PowerDVD 6.0 which I download from FileHippo and it always picks up on PowerDVD.exe as a virus. Now I've used Realtek and PowerDVD for some time and its never picked up on these before.

I also use ActiveX Manager 1.4 which I've used for years and it keeps on saying thats a virus and I keep sending a good file report but nothing happens.

Is that because something as been added to the database to catch these file? If you click on Ignore/Continue Avast does something to the exe so it can't be used so I just Stop the scan.

This is very annoying as I install all the software I need to use before I install Avast else nothing will get installed. Now there is nothing else installed only these drivers and I haven't been on the web so nothing else has crept in. It also picks up on reader_s.exe which shows as a Mircosoft app and servises.exe but a web search shows a lot of virus related stuff on these.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.  ;)

Keith.
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Re: Avast 4.8 says my original drivers are virus's
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2009, 03:00:10 PM »
Ways to report false positves are:
1) Follow the link "Report as false positive..." from "avast! Warning" window.
2) Send e-mail to virus@avast.com with "False positive" in subject and password protected attachement (to e-mail body write which password was used and link to this forum topic).
3) Provide here link to download the program which we identified as virus.
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Offline Keithuk

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Re: Avast 4.8 says my original drivers are virus's
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2009, 10:47:46 AM »
Updated here:)
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Re: Avast 4.8 says my original drivers are virus's
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 05:12:13 PM »
Lastest update here  :)
Windows XP SP3 (Desktop)
Windows 7 32bit good (Laptop) fooked won't charge
DELL Inspiron Windows 10 x64 SHIT Laptop the worst fooking laptop design ever made
Avast FREE SHIT