Avast blocks infection from avast site

I’m using the latest version of avast IS on Windows 7 and it just gave me the message

“Infection Blocked”
URL: http://files.avast.com/files/emupdate/20131217.exe
Infection: Win32:Downloader-TJK [Trj]

What’s that all about?

Same thing just happened to me when starting Firefox.

I was browsing ubisoft page, and got the same warning.
Is avast blocking its own update? :slight_smile:

I am facing the same… :o

virus and false positive detections should be reported in the viruses and worms forum section

and this is already reported there… http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=142970.0

Same here.Actually in my case Web Shield has blocked AvastEmUpdate

Object: hxtp://files.avast.com/files/emupdate/20131217.exe
Infected: Win32:Downloader-TJK[Trj]
Process: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastEmUpdate.exe

Same deal here, I just happened to see it pop up while sitting here and I clicked on more detail from the pop up.

How do I view what url and what file the web shield has blocked if I don’t see the popup? It used to be easy to look at detailed reports in version 8 for each shield. With this POS version 9 I don’t see that for web shields or any shield.

It means that they need to block themselves like they do so many others. I got it too.

Thank you guys, we are already in the process of fixing this. Should be any moment now. Lukas.

Fix mine too mean while. You have me blocked for no reason *******

Strange, I never got it updating to 9.0.2011 on either of may systems XP Pro SP3 update over 9.0.2010 (RC beta) and win7 SP1 32bit over 9.0.2008 (last regular release version).

more info… what is blocked?

http://www.embroidershoppe.com

and what does avast say?

They never responded so I quit sending in tickets.
6 weeks now… was forced to purchase another domain.
Sales… almost zero during that time.

i meant what does the avast warning popup say…

if you think it is wrong, report it here

You can upload files and report issues to avast here : http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php (select subject according to Your case)

lol I got the same thing…

“Avast, … protecting you from itself since 1988”

Bet your ass that screen shot is getting posted… “everywhere”.

Time to check out that top av scanners site again. Never had any of these false positives with MS Essentials.

Similar problem here.
AvastEmUpdate.exe from http://files.avast.com/ was blocked.

Time to check out that top av scanners site again. Never had any of these false positives with MS Essentials.
yes...but that is also the only thing they are best at ;)

Goodbye Microsoft Security Essentials: Microsoft Now Recommends You Use a Third-Party Antivirus
http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/goodbye-microsoft-security-essentials-microsoft-now-recommends-you-use-a-third-party-antivirus/
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/384394/microsoft-security-essentials-is-designed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings

I reported it probably 15 times. Want to see the emails and tickets numbers?