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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: MickeyG on September 13, 2003, 08:29:17 AM

Title: Win32: Fearso
Post by: MickeyG on September 13, 2003, 08:29:17 AM
Hi Guys - I love the program. However I have a question re QuickMx for WinMx. I've been using these programs trouble free for about a year but since the latest avast upgrade it is now detecting a Win32: Fearso virus in QuickMx.

I've done extensive online checks which have found no such virus.

Please can someone confirm if this is a bug or the real thing and if it is just a bug how can I set avast to ignore the file so that I can keep using QuickMx.

Many thanks and keep up the fight.
Title: Re:Win32: Fearso
Post by: Pavel Baudis on September 13, 2003, 09:34:37 AM
Can you please send the files with false alarm to virus@asw.cz? The best way is to ZIP them with some password ("virus" or "infected") and to mention this password in the mail  :D

Thank you for your cooperation!

Pavel
Title: Re:Win32: Fearso
Post by: raman on September 13, 2003, 10:48:32 AM
Win32: Fearso virus in QuickMx.

If it is activ and no false alarm type 127.0.0.1:555 as URL in your Browser, if it shows the root of your Bootdrive, than it is no false alarm.
Title: Re:Win32: Fearso
Post by: MickeyG on September 13, 2003, 01:56:53 PM
Thanks for the quick response guys. The file has been sent to be checked and from trying Raman's suggestion it appears to be a False Alarm.

I'll leave it in the capable of The A Team to decide and hopefully release a fix so that I can get back to using QuickMx. ;)