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n4zhg

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World Community Grid False Positives
« on: January 27, 2007, 03:01:23 PM »
Apparently Avast! is so good it's finding virii that are not there.  ;)

Avast is lighting off a warning on certain work units from the World Community Grid project, a distributed computing volunteer project somewhat like SETI@Home used to be but with a more robust client.

I have put the entire WCG folder into the exceptions for Avast! and that appears to have stopped the problem, but it is something that I want to bring up to the programmers of Avast! as a possible issue.
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Re: World Community Grid False Positives
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2007, 03:39:31 PM »
What is the name of the reported virus?
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Re: World Community Grid False Positives
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2007, 03:40:37 PM »
Submit the "offending" file(s) to virus@avast.com in a password protected zipped email.  In the body of the email, include the password, vps version, why you think it is a false positive.
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