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Title: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: ampai on February 05, 2012, 11:20:17 AM: Virus definition 120205-0 indicated the above is malware while 42 out of 43 of the scanner on virustotal.com say no. Is it another false alarm ?
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Hermite15 on February 05, 2012, 11:24:45 AM: Quote from: ampai on February 05, 2012, 11:20:17 AM
Virus definition 120205-0 indicated the above is malware while 42 out of 43 of the scanner on virustotal.com say no. Is it another false alarm ?

please submit it through Avast chest (that's the second FP now in 24h (following Facebook Messenger for Windows)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Asyn on February 05, 2012, 11:25:12 AM: Quote from: ampai on February 05, 2012, 11:20:17 AM
Virus definition 120205-0 indicated the above is malware...

No alert here on CCleaner.exe..! *
You can report a possible FP here: http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php?loadStyles

* Edit: I'm still on version 3.14, guess that makes the difference. ;)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: vikrant1982 on February 05, 2012, 11:31:22 AM: Same Here, was installing ccleaner's latest version 3.15.1643 today and avast reported that there is malware in it, had to add ccleaner to exceptions to make it work.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: antrox on February 05, 2012, 11:37:17 AM: Confirm! There is a false alarm on Ccleaner.

Screenshot:
(http://iceimg.com/t/ab/09/5d0e4d5859.jpg) (http://iceimg.com/ab095d0e4d5859.jpg.htm)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:41:18 AM: I was just launching ccleaner...and this thing came out!

it scared the s**t out of me! :'(

i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Micky86 on February 05, 2012, 11:50:09 AM: Same here my laptop :(

See
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2jcsevq.png)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Soure73 on February 05, 2012, 11:51:03 AM: Mbamservice.exe from Malwarebytes is also detected as Win32:Trojan-Gen, file is submited as fb to Avast!
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:53:54 AM: i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Micky86 on February 05, 2012, 12:00:54 PM: Quote from: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:53:54 AM
i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?

Try disable all shields ;)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: true indian on February 05, 2012, 12:13:30 PM: wont do it..same problem..
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: ampai on February 05, 2012, 12:23:37 PM: Quote from: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:53:54 AM
i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?
I restore it from virus chest, delete it from virus chest and include it in the exclusions. It will work as usual.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: true indian on February 05, 2012, 12:24:47 PM: Quote from: ampai on February 05, 2012, 12:23:37 PM
Quote from: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:53:54 AM
i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?
I restore it from virus chest, delete it from virus chest and include it in the exclusions. It will work as usually.

i uninstalled ccleaner..will install it again once its fixed..
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: jl747 on February 05, 2012, 12:41:27 PM: Same here.

Sent the report as requested.

Edit: For a temporary solution
Did a Restore from Virus Chest and did an Exclusion.
CCleaner works now (so far)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: true indian on February 05, 2012, 01:09:39 PM: WOW! just updated... just now its fixed! ;D

U guys are fast! ;D

thanks a lot!!!! avast team ;D
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: PGtest on February 05, 2012, 01:14:15 PM: False positive ... and it also blocks your download to Piriform website of the CCleanr 3.15 version also.. thus no running of program or even download...

but a NICE advertisement for UPGRADING ... :o

Comment:
Wrong place to show your otherwise good product on... WHEN IT IS BEEING wrong.

Added info:
Three seconds after posting of this ... an update to 120501-1 came through... Problem solved. Impressive response time.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: spg SCOTT on February 05, 2012, 01:17:04 PM: First thread I found.

vps:120205-1 fixes the detection with CCleaner. Updating should solve this issue.

(Not exactly sure on other detections though...)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Soure73 on February 05, 2012, 01:18:25 PM: Just did a manual update and the false positives are now gone! That was fast! :)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: Hermite15 on February 05, 2012, 01:21:32 PM: cool 8)
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: antrox on February 05, 2012, 01:25:09 PM: Thanks for update! Quickly worked! ))
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: JRAT on February 05, 2012, 01:34:53 PM: Afirmativo a mi también me funciona correctamente, después de actualizar.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: !Donovan on February 05, 2012, 03:38:49 PM: Quote from: true indian on February 05, 2012, 11:41:18 AM
I was just launching ccleaner...and this thing came out!

it scared the s**t out of me! :'(

i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?

Maybe you should have read it all before you posted. >_>

Quote from: vikrant1982 on February 05, 2012, 11:31:22 AM
Same Here, was installing ccleaner's latest version 3.15.1643 today and avast reported that there is malware in it, had to add ccleaner to exceptions to make it work.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: iroc9555 on February 05, 2012, 03:45:41 PM: @ JRAT

Bienvenid@ al foro de Avast!

Quote from: JRAT on February 05, 2012, 01:34:53 PM
Afirmativo a mi también me funciona correctamente, después de actualizar.

Glad it worked out for you.

You have a Spanish Forum in the " Non-English Zone " here:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=25.0

Saludos.
Title: Re: CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?
Post by: dzpla on February 05, 2012, 03:48:51 PM: in China ,many software were cleaned by avast!6.0 at the same time ,our QQ chat software,Thunderbolt download,sougou ~ IME~crazy ~~ >:( >:( >:(