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Offline sebastian348

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Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« on: January 27, 2020, 07:30:41 PM »
I made the decision to start using avast instead of Windows defender,  as an additional precaution  for everything I download I scan the files on virus total. I scanned avast.exe and Zillya detected  a Trojan.Shelma.Win32.4682. everything else said this file was clean.
is this a false positive or is this an acual threat?

here is the avast site I got it from:
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2020, 07:33:56 PM »
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is this a false positive or is this an acual threat?
if 1 of 70 engines say infected, what do you think?





« Last Edit: January 27, 2020, 07:37:50 PM by Pondus »

Offline sebastian348

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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2020, 07:37:19 PM »
if I was absolutely sure I wouldnt be making this post now would I?
wouldnt it be better for you to explain why this is or isnt a problem?

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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2020, 07:38:20 PM »
if I was absolutely sure I wouldnt be making this post now would I?
wouldnt it be better for you to explain why this is or isnt a problem?

Post link to scan result   



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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2020, 07:52:54 PM »
1. you downloaded from official avast website

2. see below (info found clicking on details tab)

Signature info
   



Signature verification

 
Signed file, valid signature
File Version Information

Copyright
Copyright (c) 2019 AVAST Software
Product
Avast MicroInstaller
Description
Avast Antivirus Installer
Original Name
microstub.exe
Internal Name
microstub
File Version
2.1.1286.0
Date signed
9:04 PM 1/23/2020



Zillya False Positive





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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2020, 07:56:20 PM »
(despite being resistant to my question) thanks for the help, I just wanted to be sure. also as I am new to this forum, am I supposed to mark a response as the solution to my post or do I just leave it alone?

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Re: Zillya in virus total registers avast.exe as a trojan?
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2020, 08:00:38 PM »
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am I supposed to mark a response as the solution to my post or do I just leave it alone?
That is up to you, you may edit the heading in your first post

NOTE: when using virustotal, always note the scan date at top right, if old (cached result, somone has uploaded same file before you) then click the rescan button at top right for a fresh result





« Last Edit: January 27, 2020, 08:44:37 PM by Pondus »

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