Is my my particular network configuration is causing false positives.
I have Avast Internet Security. I have used the "home network scan" a couple of times. It gives me false positives that end up wasting my time. I go through and check all my browser settings, and they are already configured correctly.
There is a Note in the instructions from Avast: In some specific cases, this alert may be a false positive. The false positive can be caused by port forwarding configured by another service (such as the Xbox gaming system).
I do not have Xbox or other gaming system. However, my setup is non-standard: modem connects to hard-wire only router (Linksys RV042). I then have another modem hardwired to the RV042 that is a wireless router. But I have it set up only as a wireless access point. I.e., the RV042 is doing all the routing (DHCP etc). My laptop (running the network scan) connects wirelessly to the access point.
When I run the Home Network scan, I get fales positives for :
1) Your router is accessible from the Internet.
2) Your router is infected (I think that was dealing with DNS setup)
3) Your wireless network is not secure
4) Your network router is set to a weak password
5) Your network router is accessible from the internet
6) Your router is vulnerable to hacker attacks
7) Your network devices are not protected
As stated earlier, these are all false positives. I checked them and settings were already correct (my friend who installed it is a professional). I thought maybe it was only testing the wireless access device (since it's a reconfigured router), but when I click on the link to go to the router settings, it takes me to the RV042 device.
So, are these false positives from my configuration, a software problem, or something else?
Thank you for your consideration!
