avast showing avast as malware

[zpupster]

hello support forum,

this morning avast detected a threat:

c:\programfiles\alwilsoftware\avast5\aswRunDll.exe
severity:high
threat Win32:Malware Gen


i am confused why avast is finding part of the avast program as malware.

any ideas??

craig

[Asyn]

i am confused why avast is finding part of the avast program as malware.
any ideas??
craig

It was a FP and is already fixed..!!
Please update your VPS..!!

[ady4um]

It was a FP

and is already fixed..!!

[sjadventures]

I understand FP meaning false positve is that correct?

[Gargamel360]

I understand FP meaning false positve is that correct?

Yes, you have the right of it.