Hello, this is my first time posting in this forum. Just to let you guys know, I’m a newbie.
I installed Avast! antivirus free on my friend’s laptop, and it’s doing fine. His laptop just get a fresh installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x86, so there are no programs running on it. Then I install many safe programs to his laptop, and after some restarts and shutdowns, his Avast! antivirus is acting up.
It detects .htm/.html files (page files from Firefox) as a malware, and many .exe and .dll from a safe program (like Firefox itself, Adobe Photoshop, Photoscape, Total Video Converter). I am sure this is a false alarm, since they are safe to run on my other friend’s laptop. Then I try to install Avast! antivirus free on my laptop too, and later the same problem is happening to me. I’m asking, is this a bug from Avast! or something else?
Our Avast! program’s current version is 6.0.1000, and my engine’s current version is 110402-1 with 2.720.111 definitions. If needed, I can post the log file of Hijackthis here. I am waiting and thankful for the help of seniors here.