Avira AV

CheeseRolls said:

Anyone else use this Anti-Virus Product ?

Mine just alerted me to a Trojan, that it was trying to download as part of its own update process

Type: File
Source: C:\Users\xx\Downloads\avira-free.exe
Status: Infected
Quarantine object: 221d9bb8.qua
Restored: NO
Uploaded to Avira: YES
Operating system: Windows XP/VISTA Workstation/Windows 7
Search engine: 8.03.40.198
Virus definition file: 8.12.122.14
Detection: TR/Samca.gbjkm
Date/Time: 01/10/2016, 07:09

I have reported this to them. It will be interesting to see if there are any other reports of this ?

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Swillis said:

I have used avira for many years and never had any problems. It may be just a false positive(it thinking something is a Trojan when it's not).
Download antimalwarebytes and do a scan with that as well.

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CheeseRolls said:

So have you received avira updates today ? I am using the free version

First thing I did was run malwarebytes as expected it found nothing. The suspect trojan was in the avira update and avira quarantined it.

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Swillis said:

My avira has updated and never had a problem, I also have the free versio. It is most definitely a false positive, for example my avira picks up antimalwarebytes as a Trojan. Basically avira has picked up some that is able to make changes if not from a trusted source, unfortunately it sounds like avira has picked up its own update
I would just ignore and carry on as usual, I'm sure the next update will correct it.

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SIMMO SAYS said:

While I haven't a clue about what you are talking about Swillis, my thirty year old son does ��
I was amazed what he can watch on his 4k telly.
He may be arrested at anytime soon

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Swillis said:

Has he got kodi, I know how much you love discussing that

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