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Offline ItsTony

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Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« on: October 10, 2020, 08:23:27 PM »
Anyone else getting this when they do a deep scan?


Offline Gary326

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2020, 09:08:40 PM »
I have the same problem with catalina 10.15.7

Offline lokelani53

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2020, 01:20:01 AM »
Also getting this message today.  Catalina 10.15.6   
Noted a posting from earlier this year suggesting this was a false positive and would be addressed when virus definitions were updated.  The file that is supposedly infected is not one a user can remove, from what I can see. Hopefully it is truly a false positive.  I do regular scans and this is the first time have ever seen a MACOS:Pirrit.  There was a second one as well today, but the file was some microsoft one in the library and the threat was removed by AVAST.

Offline guillaumelou

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2020, 03:26:07 PM »
Same here with Sierra

Offline lokelani53

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2020, 05:23:18 PM »
Based on reading that an earlier instance of this issue was supposedly deemed a false positive, have sent a message to AVAST asking about it.  If/when I get a response will post in this thread.

Offline lokelani53

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2020, 07:01:09 PM »
No email response from AVAST thus far, but a deep scan this morning has just resulted in a "No Threats Found" message.

Offline lokelani53

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Re: Sorry, we couldn't move this file to the virus chest.
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2020, 03:17:01 PM »
Just got a reply from Avast (Friday, Oct 16) confirming that this was indeed a false positive and and was corrected on October 11 and that we should not get that message again.