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Title: Avast Blocked Website that I think is actually OK
Post by: REDACTED on July 19, 2014, 03:40:41 AM

I am using avast!  Free Antivirus Program version 2014.9.0.2021 and Virus definitions version 140718-1 and when I tried to go to http://duckdns.org, I get a beeping and a popup that gives me the following message:

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avast! Web Shield has blocked a harmful webpage or file.

Object: http://duckdns.org/
Infection: URL:Mal
Process: C:\Program Files (x86)/.../chrome.exe

Clicking the More details button takes me to a webpage with the following message:

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Infekce zablokována
URL hxxp://duckdns.org/
Infection URL:Mal
Relax, your avast! just saved you from a virus.
Protect yourself against other types of threats by upgrading now.

When I checked duckdns.org on siteadvisor.com, it says that the site is fine. Is there really a problem with this site, or is it just a false positive? What can I do to get it working as I would like to set it up to manage my dynamic DNS for my home computer.

Thanks.

 - Kris

Title: Re: Avast Blocked Website that I think is actually OK
Post by: Para-Noid on July 19, 2014, 09:50:52 PM

There may be some issues...http://dnscheck.pingdom.com/?domain=duckdns.org
Several other tests came up clean. You can report false positives using this form (http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php).

Title: Re: Avast Blocked Website that I think is actually OK
Post by: REDACTED on July 21, 2014, 07:12:17 PM

Thanks Para-Noid. I just filled out the form to report a false positive. I also did a VirusTotal scan of duckdns.org and it came up clean as well.

Title: Re: Avast Blocked Website that I think is actually OK
Post by: Para-Noid on July 21, 2014, 07:27:03 PM

Never rely on just one online scanner. I use over a dozen to check websites.
One scanner could quite easily miss something another scanner might detect.

Title: Re: Avast Blocked Website that I think is actually OK
Post by: REDACTED on July 21, 2014, 11:44:01 PM

A thread worth reading, best is post #8
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/do-you-trust-virustotal-scan-results.366271/