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False positives in China
« on: October 17, 2015, 06:45:18 PM »
Hi,
   I can't stand that too many false positives in China. Losts of safe softwares was regarded as viruses or malwares.
Even avast tells me that some normal websites are with malwares.It did be a problem for Chinese users.
Thanks.
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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 06:48:25 PM »
Can you give some examples ?

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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2015, 07:12:42 PM »
dns server from dnspao.com
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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2015, 07:14:15 PM »
ad safe
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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2015, 07:17:08 PM »
Quote from: root1605 on October 17, 2015, 07:14:15 PM
ad safe
ad safe is not blocked ... it is the URL shown on the popup (that ad safe try to contact)  that is blocked   -http://0e2a8c01e40dfc382ec4505...    strange url






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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2015, 07:18:08 PM »
Two examples.
If you go to a Chinese Security BBS,you will find that many users said the same problem.
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Re: False positives in China
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 07:23:13 PM »
you can check URLs for blacklisting here (URL scan)   https://www.virustotal.com  if tested before, always click rescan for a fresh result (in top right corner you can select language)

you can also check files for detections (File scan)


you can check file for detection here  https://www.metascan-online.com/   you can also check IP adress for blacklisting

What Do I Do If an Engine Detects My Safe File as a Threat?
https://www.opswat.com/blog/what-do-i-do-if-engine-detects-my-safe-file-threat

report to avast here  https://support.avast.com/support/tickets/new?form=3








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