AdwCleaner false positive

Viruses and worms
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Hello,

I’m the developer of AdwCleaner ( a disinfection tool designed to remove adware, toolbars and PUP ) and every time I update my program, avast detects it. Is there a chance to whitelist it so it won’t be detected even if I update it ?
I suppose your detection is because AdwCleaner is written in AutoIT but it’s a safe program.

Official links to download it :

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
http://general-changelog-team.fr/fr/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner

Regards,
Xplode.

2

yes there are several posts about this issue here…

you may report it to avast lab here. http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php

3

A update can always trigger a alert.
Simply because it is not possible to know up front what is changed in the update.

avast pro version 2014.9.0.2018
v.p.s. version 20140427-0
Is not detecting adwcleaner 3.2.0.4. as malware.
Looks like the problem is solved already.

EDIT:
There are more that detect malware:
CMC - Trojan.Win32.Generic!O
DrWeb - Trojan.Botnetlog.9
TrendMicro-HouseCall - TROJ_GEN.F47V0426

4

I suggest to contact the guys at the viruslab directly: virus@avast.com

5

I have reported as an FP

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Ah, Hello Xplode.

It’s been reported many times. And consdering the removal team here uses it, they’d like the FP to be removed as well.