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Offline shadztriumphant

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Avast infected with rootkit?
« on: December 03, 2019, 05:39:10 AM »
So I'm freaking the hrll out, but what does it mean Avast is infected with rootkit? Is this a false positive?

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Offline shadztriumphant

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Re: Avast infected with rootkit?
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2019, 06:05:49 AM »
If anyone has an answer...please.
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Offline polonus

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Re: Avast infected with rootkit?
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2019, 11:47:06 AM »
Cross scanning could lead to such FP's - avast does not install rootkits.
Haven't we been there before?
Read: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=75632.0

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