Author Topic: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus  (Read 1859 times)

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PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
« on: August 26, 2015, 06:29:14 PM »
I utilize government PDF-F forms for work and need to be able to work with them at home but they keep being flagged as a virus. I can download empty forms with no problem but if I try to download forms with information in them or save a form after inputting information they are flagged and quarantined. This seems like a pretty significant error to me as there is no reason that I can see for a simple PDF-F form to be flagged as a virus.

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Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2015, 06:37:19 PM »
what malware name does avast give?



you may report it here  https://support.avast.com -> avast virus lab
« Last Edit: August 26, 2015, 07:30:25 PM by Pondus »

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Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 08:03:12 PM »
JS:Pdfka-gen [Expl]

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Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 08:49:37 PM »
JS:Pdfka-gen [Expl] = exploit

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Re: PDF-F forms being flagged as a virus
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2015, 09:34:21 PM »
Probably a FP that has come to haunt Avast again, read here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=91914.0
Report to virusATavast dot com. Avast team members should look into the detection and may correct it,
as we here cannot as volunteers with relevant knowledge. If a FP indeed they are known to react quicly, sometimes as with a coming update.  ;D

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