AVAST DU Tagged as Virus

[_Andrei]

Still makes me wonder as to why the AVAST DU is being tagged as a Virus by other AV and also by Windows Defender. If I turn off the Smart Screen on Windows and disable other AV, I can install the Avast DU. Thoughts?

[Pondus]

Still makes me wonder as to why the AVAST DU is being tagged as a Virus by other AV and also by Windows Defender.

Screenshot ?

and what is avast DU ?

[_Andrei]

Sorry, I no longer have the Screenshot of it.

Was referring to Avast Driver Updater. I posted here since I wasn't able to see the correct forum link for it.

[DavidR]

Still makes me wonder as to why the AVAST DU is being tagged as a Virus by other AV and also by Windows Defender. If I turn off the Smart Screen on Windows and disable other AV, I can install the Avast DU. Thoughts?

This is why having multiple security products installed can be an issue.  Updating a driver is (or can be) a fairly low level function, that could be considered suspect.  If you are updating a driver using the Avast Driver Updater then should know this is actually going on and or you had initiated it.

So there is a possibility that this was a false positive or PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program).
What you don't give is what these other security products say it was being detected ?

[_Andrei]

It shows on MBAM as PUP.Slimware. I don't have any problems updating the drivers using the Avast DU, the problem is the installer of the Avast DU itself.

Makes me think if other AV's and Windows Defender is blocking the installer then there's really something wrong with it.

[DavidR]

It shows on MBAM as PUP.Slimware. I don't have any problems updating the drivers using the Avast DU, the problem is the installer of the Avast DU itself.

Makes me think if other AV's and Windows Defender is blocking the installer then there's really something wrong with it.

For me it certainly confirms my suspicion PUP or even FP.

See https://blog.malwarebytes.com/detections/pup-optional-driverupdate/ for more information on MBAMs detection PUP.Slimware.

If you have intentionally installed the Driver Updater and it id doing what it is intended to do, then effectively it isn't Unwanted.

Personally I have never been a fan of updating drivers unless there is a specific reason for it.  I can't recall the last time I did a driver update.