Malware detected when downloading Any Video Converter.

[Peaceful Jim]

Hello everyone. I have recently received a malware warning when downloading a file from the FileHippo App Manager. This is the first time I've ever received a warning from a file downloaded from FileHippo.

1.   Malware detected when attempting to download file using the FileHippo App manager.
2.   The source of the file is from the FileHippo website. I also get the same result if I download it directly from FileHippo.
3.   Filename is avc-free.exe
4.   This is the Avast popup I received - https://gyazo.com/18f1cc6308a4b79013f7c9f8e93ec1eb

Something else to note is that previous versions of this program did not contain malware.

FileHippo prides itself on its virus and malware-free files, and I've been using it for years. It makes me think this is a false positive, but you never know.

Edit: In case it wasn't clear, I'm trying to figure out why this is being flagged as malware. Thank you.

[dbrisendine]

Please follow the directions for scans in this topic and attach as many of the logs as you can run.
Logs to assist in cleaning malware


Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log, the FRST.txt and the Addition.txt logs.  Thanks.


Does it always give the process as Chrome in the warnings or was that just a direct download?

[Peaceful Jim]

Avast is actually preventing me from downloading the file, and as such, I cannot run a scan on said file.

It lists Chrome as the process whether I use the FileHippo App Manager or direct download.

[dbrisendine]

The logs are not scans of the file but rather scans of what all is running on your system.  Please read the link and run the scans with FRST / FRST64 AND Malwarebytes AntiMalware (if you can).

[Peaceful Jim]

Please see the attached logs for Malwarebytes and FRST.

[polonus]

Be aware to avoiud known bundled installs. The latest version/ current version of AVC is bundled optional of known controversial product "DriverScanner 2012".

polonus

[Peaceful Jim]

I've always been one to be careful when installing anything, regardless of where I get it from, or if I've downloaded a previous version.

That being said, is this why Avast is flagging this as Malware?

[polonus]

Considering this: https://virustotal.com/#/url/0548f4b12fec3d965832692cd68e2803e7a5c4b7325c49e706417c388386d56e/detection
could be, but you need someone from avast to say what the generic detection holds.

polonus

[Sirmer]

Hello,

this version is clean program without malicious activities

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Are any of these viruses?

[Pondus]

Are any of these viruses?

No as the name say, they are PUP = Possible Unwanted Program
Anyway it seem detection is in AdwCleaner quarantine folder. Empty it and detection should be gone

[Peaceful Jim]

Okay, thank you, everyone, for your replies. Thread closed.