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Offline Traci14

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False Positive?
« on: February 04, 2021, 01:31:53 AM »
"Threat blocked
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We've safely aborted connection on
dl3.checkpoint.com because it was infected with
Win32:NtfsCorrupt-|[Expl].
Feb 3,2021 3:52 PM"

Checkpoint is ZoneAlarm. I wish I had copied the details in the popup because I don't know how to access them now.

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Re: False Positive?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2021, 02:07:00 AM »
I keep getting this too, and I too have ZoneAlarm.

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Re: False Positive?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2021, 02:53:30 AM »
I suspect it might be the ad popup for ZA premium but, even if it is, AVAST should not be blocking Checkpoint.

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Re: False Positive?
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2021, 03:08:03 AM »
Whilst you could add an exclusion to avast, you can also report it as a possible false positive.

Reporting Possible False Positive File or Website - https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php.
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Re: False Positive?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2021, 01:26:06 PM »
Same problem. 

"We've safely aborted connection to a dl3.checkpoint.com because it was infected with Win32:NtfsCorrupt-I [Expl]".

I have never tried to link to that web site - presumably the implication is that some malware is trying to redirect me.  I've run Malware Bytes.  I use Avast! Free and Zone Alarm firewall. 

This Avast! pop up keeps returning (I reckon I've had over a dozen of the same thing) and it's starting to get on my nerves - this has been going on for at least two days and I'm VERY lose to binning Avast! and finding a new anti-virus software.

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Re: False Positive?
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2021, 02:06:07 PM »
Well, did you report it..!? See Reply #3 from Dave for instructions.
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