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WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« on: February 27, 2011, 06:50:47 PM »
Avast is detecting & REMOVING, wzcnflct.exe, which I believe is a trusted Windows file. When I restore it, Avast only again removes the file when I am in the containing folder of said file.

Any thoughts on this? Thanks!
« Last Edit: February 27, 2011, 06:54:10 PM by Bub12 »

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 07:07:28 PM »
I don't have any file of this name on my HDD...
What makes you think it's a file belonging to the OS?
What version of Windows are you running?

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« Last Edit: February 27, 2011, 07:14:42 PM by Vlk »
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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 07:13:41 PM »
A legit one was shipped with a rather obsolete MS SQL Server version. Maybe also MS Jet. Anyway, all this stuff is 10+ years old.  ???

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 07:35:04 PM »
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What makes you think it's a file belonging to the OS?
What version of Windows are you running?

Well, I am XP on a 6 year old pc, & like Gopher John pointed out, there is talk of this file on microsoft.com

So, I thought this to be an FP, & I need Avast to stop removing it, so it would seem.

TY

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 07:39:31 PM »
So, I thought this to be an FP, & I need Avast to stop removing it, so it would seem.

Unless you installed MSSQL Server 7 then the file should not be on your system at all. A Virustotal scan would help.

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 07:50:07 PM »
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What makes you think it's a file belonging to the OS?
What version of Windows are you running?

Well, I am XP on a 6 year old pc, & like Gopher John pointed out, there is talk of this file on microsoft.com

So, I thought this to be an FP, & I need Avast to stop removing it, so it would seem.

TY

I don't have wzcnflct.exe on this machine, with up to date WinXP Pro SP3.  Machine is a circa 2005 Dell.  Either something you installed placed it there, or malware is using that filename to stay below the radar.  As doktornotor stated, submit the file to VirusTotal for scanning.  Post the link to the results back here.
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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 08:10:40 PM »
hello everyone,

I got same problem today !  

Avast found "WZCNFLCT.EXE"

"Win32:Malware-gen" has been found in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Database Replication\WZCNFLCT.EXE" file. 

"Win32:Malware-gen" has been found in "\\localhost\C$\@GMT-2011.02.25-16.46.09\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Database Replication\WZCNFLCT.EXE" file.

I don't know what to do ?!

Thank you


(my OS is WIN 7 HOME)
« Last Edit: February 27, 2011, 08:15:25 PM by jjavast »

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 08:13:13 PM »
No problem here.
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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 08:19:38 PM »

"WZCNFLCT.EXE" might be infected ??  or that's a False Positive ?

I am lost....

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2011, 08:26:41 PM »

"WZCNFLCT.EXE" might be infected ??  or that's a False Positive ?

I am lost....

As already stated in this thread, send it to http://www.virustotal.com/ and post the results link back here in this thread.
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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2011, 08:43:15 PM »
Hmmm, much more clear now...  ;D Not detected there by Avast at all.

People having the problem here should post exact Avast and virus database versions at least.

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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2011, 08:46:40 PM »
G-Data Engine B (avast!) detect It as generic type of Malware. But avast! not.  ???
It should be FP.
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Re: WZCNFLCT.EXE False Positive?
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2011, 08:58:15 PM »
???  ???

Ok, with VirusTotal.com result, only for GData that's a Malaware.

But why my "Avast 4.8" found that file is infected by Malware ??

- as you said maybe a False Positive...

I am going to upgrade to Avast 5, and I ll check again.