... Unless the program is only used by roytam1 only and not shared/distributed in any way to anyone.
That how i interpreted it as it was just his own custom program
Well, no according to the OP:
My open source editor "GreenPad-nt350" was being treated as Win32:Paleworm-B [Wrm].
Sources: hXXp://rtoss.googlecode.com/svn/GreenPad-nt350/
Binary: hXXp://roy.orz.hm/gpc/files1.rt/GreenPad-nt350.rar
So, I was providing the "unless..." for:
A_ general info
B_ in case
roytam1 is actually saying that the
original open source program is not detected by Avast, but only a personal customization is. Since
roytam1 is the original developer, the customization probably turns out to be the open source to
public distribution version/build/edition.
Directly contacting Avast improves the database and the engine in
any case. The "unless..." is just a possible workaround, that helps to only
one user/system. In case *that* particular system is the
one and only that has this file, then the effects are equivalent.
If roytam1 wants the tool to be used/downloaded with no "panics" from Avast's users, it is better to send the info about the FP (or an unknown unconfirmed possible malware, if that would be the case). In addition, Avast engine gets smarter.