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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: REDACTED on August 26, 2015, 06:29:14 PM

Title: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
Post by: REDACTED on August 26, 2015, 06:29:14 PM

I utilize government PDF-F forms for work and need to be able to work with them at home but they keep being flagged as a virus. I can download empty forms with no problem but if I try to download forms with information in them or save a form after inputting information they are flagged and quarantined. This seems like a pretty significant error to me as there is no reason that I can see for a simple PDF-F form to be flagged as a virus.

Title: Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
Post by: Pondus on August 26, 2015, 06:37:19 PM

what malware name does avast give?



you may report it here  https://support.avast.com -> avast virus lab

Title: Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
Post by: REDACTED on August 27, 2015, 08:03:12 PM

JS:Pdfka-gen [Expl]

Title: Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
Post by: Pondus on August 27, 2015, 08:49:37 PM

JS:Pdfka-gen [Expl] = exploit

Upload and test file here www.virustotal.com
If tested before, click rescan for a fresh result
Post link to scan result here

Title: Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
Post by: polonus on August 27, 2015, 09:34:21 PM

Probably a FP that has come to haunt Avast again, read here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=91914.0
Report to virusATavast dot com. Avast team members should look into the detection and may correct it,
as we here cannot as volunteers with relevant knowledge. If a FP indeed they are known to react quicly, sometimes as with a coming update.  ;D

polonus