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General Failure

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Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« on: December 10, 2004, 01:00:49 PM »
Hi,

I installed the Home edition yesterday, made an update, rebooted and started a system scan.

During that scan Avast reported a virus, that definitely isn't a virus. It is part of the distributed.net client, that can be found here: www.distributed.net/download/clients.php

The file in question is the dnetc.com file.

Maybe someone can check this?

Overall, I'm quite impressed with the product.

Bye

JB

EDIT: System is Win XP Pro SP1 + all patches
« Last Edit: December 10, 2004, 01:03:15 PM by General Failure »
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whocares

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2004, 01:07:12 PM »
Hi,

please send the file in question to virus (at) avast.com
- as a "potential" false positive
- in a password-encrypted ZIP- or RAR

include brief description/link & archive-password in the mailtext ;)
and ask if alwil could reconsider:

-> other AVs also detect (non-destructive "malware") in there:

Dr.Web: Trojan.Distnet

Kaspersky Anti-Virus: not-a-virus:NetCalc.DNet

Sybari: Proxy-DistNet ;)


P.S.: What "virus"name did avast report exactly ?
and in which file in the archive ?

your avast is fully uptodate (VPS-version is..?) ?
« Last Edit: December 10, 2004, 01:12:51 PM by whocares »
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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2004, 01:08:43 PM »
I just checked and I don't get any virus detected here.
What version of avast! VPS file do you have? What is your size of the dnetc.com file?
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farfouille

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2004, 01:08:57 PM »
Hello

Maybe you can try to check the suspect file there :
 http://virusscan.jotti.dhs.org/

You will have a more complete picture of the file status with all these AV.

Farfouille
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General Failure

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2004, 01:11:23 PM »
Hi,

will do when I get home (in a few hours or so).

@igor: the scan was made yesterday around 15:00 o'clock. Update was made right before the scan.

Bye

JB

P.S.: @whocares: You are using my favorite nick  ;D
« Last Edit: December 10, 2004, 01:13:42 PM by General Failure »
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whocares

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2004, 01:15:20 PM »
Quote from: General Failure on December 10, 2004, 01:11:23 PM
You are using my favorite nick  ;D

There can only be one..  ;D ;D ;)
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General Failure

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2004, 01:17:28 PM »
Quote
There can only be one..  ;D ;D ;)

So the swordfight is next, right?  ;D

Bye

JB
« Last Edit: December 10, 2004, 01:20:02 PM by General Failure »
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General Failure

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2004, 05:08:14 PM »
Hi,

I just downloaded the newest version of the client (mine was a bit outdated) and now the problems are gone.
Do you want the dnetc.com file anyway?

Bye

JB
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Offline igor

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Re:Avast 4.5 reports a false positive
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2004, 05:18:29 PM »
Yes, it would be nice.
Thanks!
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