Today my Avast virus defs were updated. Avast then found a virus in my Tuneup utilities 2004 folder. The file is part of the tuneup install, and has always been there. S ee screenshot! Last week Avast found a file in my Window Washer folder, and claimed it was a virus. It was nothing more than the auto update feature in WW, and is easily turned off in the program itself.
Any idea why Avast is flagging this file in my Tuneup folder??
Thanks
Tipton
Try scanning your PC with Trend Micro House call
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Disable the resident standard shield before running the online scan.
Comes up clean with the Trend micro scan. Whats weird is I tried uploading it to scan at jotti. I got the following responce.
“The file you uploaded is 0 bytes. It is very likely a firewall or a piece of malware is prohibiting you from uploading this file”
Tipton
I was easily able to upload the file on the KAV online scanner. KAV also gives me a clean bill of health. I really think the Avast team needs to re-think some of these virus detections. I don’t want to start having to pick my software apart!
Tipton
Sorry, it was Avast that was keeping the file from being up-loaded. I turned Avasts resident scanner off, and the file uploaded fine. Heres the jotti results!
Tipton
Seems to be a false alarm, sorry. We’ll check it.
Igor, for me the same, a false positive of Win32:Torxy [Trj] into TUBasic.bpl 
It’s a proxy trojan 
What do you mean?
The real thing is a proxy trojan, which means:
These Trojans function as a proxy server and provide anonymous access to the Internet from victim machines. Today these Trojans are very popular with spammers who always need additional machines for mass mailings. Virus coders will often include Trojan-proxies in Trojan packs and sell networks of infected machines to spammers.
The file identified by avast! as Win32:Torxy [Trj] is a FP
HTH
i have the same problem.
it’s the second false positive detected by avast after the autoclk.exe file (in the windows directory) which seems to be created by my modem S@gem 800-840 installation.
I’m having the same problem. Avast keeps identifying TUBasic.bpl as a trojan, when I’m pretty sure it’s clean. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the program (TuneUp), with a reboot, and Avast still thinks that file’s a trojan.
Same here. It’s now sitting in the chest waiting for your answer. Checked out clean everywhere else.
Igor, while you are at it, can you please check out the file that Avast flags as a virus from this thread.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=8298
It too is a false positive in my opinion. It is part of Window washers auto check for updates, and is easily turned off in the program itself.
Tipton
I found out what the file is for in the Tuneup program. Its for your right click tuneup shredder! If you move that file to the chest like you did Bob, your tune up shredder will no longer work. See my screenshot of the application failing to start. Also, I found out if you move it to the Avast virus chest, that the option to restore it is grayed out. See other screen shot!
Tipton
Oooops, heres my other screeny showing the application cannot start popup! Untill I can figure out how to restore the file, my tuneup shredder is broken.
Tipton
The restore option isn’t not grayed out for me but, I want an answer first before I do that.
Also, I’m using Avast! Pro and don’t know if that makes any difference.
Well I wonder why mine is grayed out?? I may just have to do a quick iamge restore to get it back. Man I love imaging software!
I would still like to know why its grayed out for me though.
Tipton
I’m waiting for Alwil to come back and let us know what the status is on that file.
I use Norton GoBack and I love it. And have Ghost for my imaging program.
I can already tell you that its a fasle positive. Avast is the only AV flagging it as a virus. Tuneup is a really popular software program. If it was indeed a virus, many of the online forums would be on fire with threads about it…
Heres a screenshot of what I get when I right click the file in the Avast virus chest. It says I can’t restore it.
Tipton