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Virus warning
« on: June 23, 2011, 10:01:08 PM »
I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I get a virus warning that I never got before when I visit two sites that enable me to listen to Philadelpia fire radio,,the virus description is,,,,,


SWF:Chainer[Heur]

 C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\10NS0UUU\ep_player[1].swf


This never happened before like I said. I asked someone who uses AVG and they don't get a warning. I'm a computer novice so I don't know whats going on but at least avast is catching it if its not a false positive,,,thanks. My avast is up to date,,using windows 7

The sites if you need them are,,

Eastcoast911.com  you then have to click on "live feeds" and then the feed for the fire dept.

The other is ,,http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=2291,,,if you click on the feed for Phila fire you get the virus warning,,like i said just started today.

BTW just found this,,I don't know if it means anything,,http://file.virscan.org/report/21a6849427e1c2a232725dd30e270364.html
« Last Edit: June 23, 2011, 10:17:39 PM by fire »

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2011, 10:36:42 PM »
Howdy fire,

This could well be a false positive as only avast flags it here: http://file.virscan.org/report/21a6849427e1c2a232725dd30e270364.html
the more while it is a heuristic find: SWF:Chainer [Heur]
Here it was found to be a false positive as well: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=80395.msg658745#msg658745
So wait for the final word on this or a new avast update whenever found to be a genuine FP,

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2011, 10:38:06 PM »
Hello,
thank you for notice. False positive will be fixed in next VPS update (give us 10 minutes).
Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2011, 10:47:42 PM »
Thanks,,I checked on one of my laptops which also runs avast and the same thing is happeneing there so I figured it was a false positive,,thanks for you quick response,,:)

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 10:58:58 PM »
110623-1 was just released.
Solved..??
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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2011, 11:14:48 PM »
Yes,,,many many thanks.

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2011, 11:20:46 PM »
Thanks for the feedback..!
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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2011, 11:37:07 PM »
@Asyn,

Who can beat avast here?

@fire,

That is why we like the support here,

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Re: Virus warning
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2011, 11:56:20 PM »
@Asyn,

Who can beat avast here?

No1...!! :)
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