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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: MIGHTYMAN on October 20, 2004, 01:31:39 PM

Title: avast! External Control
Post by: MIGHTYMAN on October 20, 2004, 01:31:39 PM

I downloaded the zip file for the avast external control  from
http://www.excessive-software.tk/ and from here
http://snipurl.com/7ii8 and when i go to extract the files avast says a
virus has been found.
Virus name is Win32:Trojan-gen {VC}
why would it say that.?

File version is 0443-0
19-10-2204

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: MIGHTYMAN on October 20, 2004, 01:39:52 PM

Just found the other posts on the situation its know about.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=7953

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: Lisandro on October 20, 2004, 01:45:43 PM

It's a false positive...
RejZoR's application is not a virus for sure... He will be sad (or angry) to know that this happened  :-\
Can you add it to your exclusion list until they correct this error?

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: MIGHTYMAN on October 20, 2004, 01:53:20 PM

Yep its done.

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: bod62uk on October 20, 2004, 02:10:59 PM

Cheers all,
I was worried about it...never EVER had problems with his external control device and would hate to get rid of it.
Will do the same.

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: bod62uk on October 20, 2004, 02:30:34 PM

Hmmmmm! How do I add to Exclusion list Please I haven't a clue?

Avast wont let me Unzip avast external control..Booo!

Should I disable avast in Start-up then Unzip.

Please advise.

Thanks.

PS Im a returnee not a newbie!

Title: Re: avast! External Control
Post by: Lisandro on October 20, 2004, 04:46:15 PM

Quote from: bod62uk on October 20, 2004, 02:30:34 PM

Hmmmmm! How do I add to Exclusion list Please I haven't a clue?

Run avast.
Right click the skin and choose Configurations (or Settings)
On the Exclusion tab, add the name and path of the application  ;)