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Wide Glide

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False Positive From Avast
« on: January 08, 2013, 12:29:08 PM »
Reporting a False Positive detection by Avast of:
Filename Rootkit-name
SVC: MBAMSwissArr Rootkit: Hidden service

Avast Current version--130180-0

Action Taken=Ignore


You may also see this Thread at the Malwarebytes' Forum(Different user)
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=120594

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Re: False Positive From Avast
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 12:33:03 PM »
You can report a possible FP here: http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php?loadStyles
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Wide Glide

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Re: False Positive From Avast
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 01:00:03 PM »
That's all fine, except for one little problem.  You need the entire Malwarebytes' Antimalware files/folders to be to get the MBAMSwissArmy file and of course it's hidden by the Dev's

NOTE: IT's NOT a Possible false positive, It IS a false positive
« Last Edit: January 08, 2013, 01:03:28 PM by Wide Glide »

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Re: False Positive From Avast
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 01:04:56 PM »
Well, report this topic to the guys in the virus lab, they'll check it then. ;)
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