Virus warning in free audio software

[Lars-Erik]

I try to download a well known free audio converter at
http://softwaredepo.com/audio_converter.html

But avast stops me and claims that the package contain
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

Can someone check this out?

[FreewheelinFrank]

The detection is confirmed by Kaspersky. If you feel it's incorrect, submit it to virus[at]avast.com.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=7779

Antivirus     Version     Last Update     Result
AhnLab-V3   2008.7.26.0   2008.07.25   -
AntiVir   7.8.1.12   2008.07.25   -
Authentium   5.1.0.4   2008.07.25   -
Avast   4.8.1195.0   2008.07.25   Win32:Adware-gen
AVG   8.0.0.130   2008.07.25   -
BitDefender   7.2   2008.07.25   -
CAT-QuickHeal   9.50   2008.07.25   -
ClamAV   0.93.1   2008.07.25   -
DrWeb   4.44.0.09170   2008.07.25   -
eSafe   7.0.17.0   2008.07.24   -
eTrust-Vet   31.6.5981   2008.07.25   -
Ewido   4.0   2008.07.25   -
F-Prot   4.4.4.56   2008.07.25   -
F-Secure   7.60.13501.0   2008.07.25   AdWare.Win32.Relevant.i
Fortinet   3.14.0.0   2008.07.25   -
GData   2.0.7306.1023   2008.07.25   -
Ikarus   T3.1.1.34.0   2008.07.25   -
Kaspersky   7.0.0.125   2008.07.25   not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Relevant.i
McAfee   5347   2008.07.25   -
Microsoft   1.3704   2008.07.25   -
NOD32v2   3300   2008.07.25   -
Norman   5.80.02   2008.07.25   -
Panda   9.0.0.4   2008.07.25   -
PCTools   4.4.2.0   2008.07.25   -
Prevx1   V2   2008.07.25   -
Rising   20.54.42.00   2008.07.25   -
Sophos   4.31.0   2008.07.25   -
Sunbelt   3.1.1536.1   2008.07.25   -
Symantec   10   2008.07.25   -
TheHacker   6.2.96.389   2008.07.25   -
TrendMicro   8.700.0.1004   2008.07.25   -
VBA32   3.12.8.1   2008.07.25   -
ViRobot   2008.7.25.1310   2008.07.25   -
VirusBuster   4.5.11.0   2008.07.25   -
Webwasher-Gateway   6.6.2   2008.07.25   -

[Lisandro]

Nowadays, besides the false positives, people, avast is being the first of detecting some viruses. I don't know about this one in particular, but it's happening both extremes: false positives and first to detect. Good and bad.

[Lars-Erik]

Actually I think this one was right :-)

I disabled the Web-filter and downloaded the install package.

When installing it warned about this software beeing free only because a web-behaviour collecting software would be installed on your system (this is the one avast! warned about).

But since I can remove spyware later I installed anyway, and guess what....  :-)

avast! on-access scanner detected the spyware install package and gave me a change to kill it, but then the rest of the installer continued as normal and the main program (the audio software) was installed OK :-)

Nice :-)