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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2006, 12:00:50 PM »
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).

That is also why it was larger than usual (217KB).

12,000 Trojans !!!!  :o  :o  :o So the new virus analysts are hard at work eh  ;D
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2006, 02:23:30 PM »
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).
That is also why it was larger than usual (217KB).

 :o 12 000!  ;D ;D ;D Cheers

BTW Vlk will this FP be fixed ? -> http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=18934.0  ::)
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2006, 03:32:00 PM »
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).

Excellent news and good work from the new virus team members, were seeing a quicker turn round in inclusion and correction of the VPS.
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2006, 06:35:24 PM »
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Thanks for the info, Vlk ... and thanks for all the hard work you and all of the Alwil team do! It's greatly appreciated by all of us users!    :D


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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2006, 11:24:25 PM »
Quote from: CharleyO on January 29, 2006, 06:35:24 PM
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Thanks for the info, Vlk ... and thanks for all the hard work you and all of the Alwil team do! It's greatly appreciated by all of us users!    :D


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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2006, 07:38:04 PM »
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).
That is also why it was larger than usual (217KB)

Cool! Good work. Besides, Vlk, maybe there is need to create separate topic in forum for comments about unusual VPS updates.  ??? Just a suggestion of course.  ;D
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2006, 07:56:30 PM »
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
It will be fixed early next week (that is tomorrow or day after tomorrow)

The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).

That is also why it was larger than usual (217KB).


Thanks
Vlk

The days keep flying  ;)

HL
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2006, 04:16:54 PM »
Quote from: hlecter on February 02, 2006, 07:56:30 PM
Quote from: Vlk on January 29, 2006, 10:26:05 AM
It will be fixed early next week (that is tomorrow or day after tomorrow)

The last night's update was scheduled long time ahead and brought a detection of some 12,000 Trojans (but didn't fix any FP's).

That is also why it was larger than usual (217KB).


Thanks
Vlk

The days keep flying  ;)

HL

To be serious: Is this a false one, or not? :o
It's still there anyway, VPS 0606-0 just now.

Thanks
HL

Edit: The original link in the beginning of the thread:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=7557.0\PxB1AB8
« Last Edit: February 06, 2006, 04:19:57 PM by hlecter »
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2006, 11:40:39 PM »
It is still there with new VPS 0606-1. February 06.

The best answer I can get is from myself.  :'(

Thanks for reading. Perhaps this is Avast Eicar-version for web-shield?

HL


EDIT February 07: I can see that a lot of people have read this post.

On my computer the alert has been there for nearly 2 weeks, I believe.

I am surprised that nobody comments on the post. Are you getting the (false) positive? Is there anything wrong with my Webshield?

I am DISAPPOINTED that this matter has not been taken care of by now.
If Avast can't handle viruswarnings on its own forum, what then?  :-[
« Last Edit: February 07, 2006, 03:22:08 PM by hlecter »
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2006, 07:25:18 PM »
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Hi hlecter,

I hadn't posted about it since Jan 29th because I am sure they know about it. I have no idea what is being done, though.

Yes, I am still getting the warning also. It is not just you.    :)


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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2006, 04:23:19 PM »
MODS:

I think you might have forgotten this one.

It's still there, VPS 0607-0 13.2.2006.

Regards
HL
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2006, 11:27:30 PM »
I am talking to myself:

Still there, VPS 0607-1 14.2.2006

Regards
HL
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2006, 04:06:08 AM »
Thats funny. I was looking for ways to set off  the alerts in the program.

Starting to get use to the interface. Pretty cool AV!!
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2006, 02:49:04 PM »
Plenty of ways to test the alerts without risking a potentially live virus link.

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
Web Shield Test
http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com

NOD32 - JPEG Exploit
http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.jpg http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.zip

EMAIL VIRUS TEST
You can test the security of your email system here: http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/

Remember https: traffic isn't monitored so don't expect alerts in https traffic.
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Re: Virus on forum or false positive
« Reply #29 on: March 24, 2006, 09:10:27 PM »
Bump.

Still triggering a false alarm!
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