hi catinahat and crofty59,
If a file is placed in the virus chest, there is the option of right-clicking the offending file and sending it out as a false-positive to Avast! A lnk.file is such a file.
To better understand what is involved, see:
https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=777&nav=0,61 Best course of action is to do the above, and wait to see if the fp clears on the next vps update or two.
It
is the SUPERAntispyware forums that is affected, tho. It is likely that the other websites SUPERAntispyware shares the IP address with are the cause of the alert.
See:
http://urlquery.net/report.php?id=82630Sourceforge.net is noted, as well as grouphelp.customerhelp.com as having IDS intrusions detected. It is the IP that is being blocked here, so Avast! is possibly protecting you from collateral damage when you attempt to visit