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mhs100

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Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« on: February 11, 2012, 07:14:26 PM »

 Hi all,

 I have windows XP SP3 installed on my PC and my avast AV version is 6.0.1367. The problem which i am facing is that avast is detecting the trusted programs/softwares as viruses. Most of the time it detects internet explorer dll file as a malware and include the dll into its virus chest list due to which internet explorer doesn't run or open and i have to re-install the internet explorer again. Same is the case with adobe reader and other softwares.

How to get rid of this?

thanks
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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 07:21:00 PM »
What is the name of the malware detected?

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 07:27:30 PM »

Win32:MalOb-FE[cryp] and win32 Ramit

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 07:33:31 PM »
have you tested the file(s) detected with an online multi scanner ?





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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 07:49:56 PM »
@mhs100 what's your file definition version, and what's your Avast version? thx.

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2012, 07:56:38 PM »
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I have windows XP SP3 installed on my PC and my avast AV version is 6.0.1367.

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2012, 08:01:54 PM »
oh okay I missed it ...so probably updated too... wondering how he's got those FPs ...

@mhs100 can you post some alert screen shots ? (Avast popups)

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2012, 12:27:28 PM »
not a FP according to detected virus names

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2012, 01:13:47 PM »
not a FP according to detected virus names

you mean that "Win32:MalOb-FE[cryp] and win32 Ramit" can't be wrongly detected? ... just asking...

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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2012, 01:29:43 PM »
What files were detected (full path and filename)?
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Re: Avast AV detecting wrong files as viruses
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2012, 09:34:06 AM »
you mean that "Win32:MalOb-FE[cryp] and win32 Ramit" can't be wrongly detected? ... just asking...

Ramnit is a file infector and MalOb-FE detects accesses to suspicious mem blocks.. both detections are out some time and there were no issues so far... i really believe that it is a valid detection in this case ;)

a VT scan would be good to confirm it