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Offline hiddenleaf

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False positive? Nova Launcher reported as malware
« on: July 23, 2017, 06:31:59 PM »
I received this notification from Avast for android today: Nova Launcher contains malware! It may harm you device.

Surely this has to be a mistake.
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Offline polonus

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Re: False positive? Nova Launcher reported as malware
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2017, 10:10:33 PM »
If NOVA has its data collector enabled (usally in settings) then avast may flag it.

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Re: False positive? Nova Launcher reported as malware
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2017, 05:22:25 AM »
You can report a suspected FP here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php
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Offline Ondřej David

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Re: False positive? Nova Launcher reported as malware
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2017, 02:57:47 PM »
FP will be fixed in the next VPS update.
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