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Offline MikAvastUser

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False positive or not ?
« on: June 10, 2022, 07:38:35 AM »
Hello, yesterday i downloaded a game from epic games store, the game was maneater, it was that free games that they give every week, today when i logged on my pc avast said one of the game files was infected and sent it to quarantine, what worries me is that on virustotal scan has 2 detections, so i dont know if its a real malware or not.

VirusTotal link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/24c9dedb42a0e34e5d28c25c1b7e5c9ae563188c0e290bf68d0cee037bdcf1e3/details

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Re: False positive or not ?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2022, 09:24:14 AM »
Hi, you can report a suspected FP (File/Website) here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php
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Re: False positive or not ?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2022, 05:52:55 PM »
You should wait for a final verdict by avast team.
Complicating factor here is that the flagged file has not been signed.
Moreover there is also a crash of the program being reported, read:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/805550/discussions/0/2263565217503621266/

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