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Title: Trojan Vcredist_x86.exe (SOLVED)
Post by: tech_asobo on November 19, 2009, 04:02:43 PM

Hello,

when i download this file (http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=32bc1bee-a3f9-4c13-9c99-220b62a191ee) which is the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86), Avast warns me with "Win32:Trojan-gen" virus. Vps version is VPS 091119-0. Until this morning i  had not the problem.

Could you help me please ?

Title: Re: Trojan Vcredist_x86.exe
Post by: nmb on November 19, 2009, 04:04:34 PM

Hello tech_asobo,

yours is something similar to this:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=51060.0

read through that.

and observe the latest update is VPS 091119-1

nmb

Title: Re: Trojan Vcredist_x86.exe
Post by: nmb on November 19, 2009, 04:09:37 PM

I downloaded the file from the link you gave. it is clean. i have the latest update. make sure you update your avast to VPS 091119-1

nmb

Title: Re: Trojan Vcredist_x86.exe
Post by: tech_asobo on November 19, 2009, 04:15:02 PM

OK thankyou very much, i have updated VPS to 091119-1, it's good.

Title: Re: Trojan Vcredist_x86.exe
Post by: nmb on November 19, 2009, 04:17:16 PM

Welcome to the forums.

nmb