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Offline danmcdermott100

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HitmanPro says Free AVAST algo.dll is a threat!
« on: February 09, 2019, 01:52:32 PM »
I have been running both Free AVAST & HitmanPro for many years on my old Windows XP machine. They always worked fine. But, just recently )10 Feb 2019), HitmanPro keeps detecting two of the Free VAST Virus definitions (called algo.dll) as a threat. But they are not. Why is HitmanPro doing this.

Algo.dll
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\19020804\

Algo.dll
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\19020803\

I am using Version 18.2356 (build 18.8.4084.409) with Windows XP






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Re: HitmanPro says Free AVAST algo.dll is a threat!
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2019, 01:58:51 PM »
Maybe False positive
Can you post Virustotal result here?
PC- Windows10 EDU 64Bit,avast! free 21.1.2449,uBlock Origin,NVT_OSA,GoogleChrome(64bit),CCleaner,Unchecky,ZAM Free,Shadow Defender.
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Re: HitmanPro says Free AVAST algo.dll is a threat!
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2019, 02:10:13 PM »
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Why is HitmanPro doing this.
Hitman pro is detecting a file that i belive is not malicious. What should i do?

FAQ >> https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/support-hmp.aspx



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Re: HitmanPro says Free AVAST algo.dll is a threat!
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2019, 07:29:43 PM »
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Why is HitmanPro doing this.
Hitman pro is detecting a file that i belive is not malicious. What should i do?

FAQ >> https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/support-hmp.aspx
Do you have a malware infection issue?
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