AS of update VPS version 4.8.1201 080626-0 performed at 9:46 PM CST, avast is picking up g2viewer.exe as infected with Win32:Trojan-gen. This a viewer I have used everyday without issue for several years. This has got to be a false positive Anybody else having this problem?
Confirm that it is an FP by further scanning.
- Upload to VirusTotal - Multi engine on-line virus scanner and report the findings of these files here.
Create a folder called Suspect in the C:\ drive, e.g. C:\Suspect. Now exclude that folder in the Standard Shield, Customize, Advanced, Add, type (or copy and paste) C:\Suspect* That will stop the standard shield scanning any file you put in that folder. You should now be able to export any file in the chest to this folder and upload it to VirusTotal without avast alerting.
If it is indeed a false positive, see http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=34950.msg293451#msg293451, how to report it to avast! and what to do to exclude them until the problem is corrected.
You also need to add it to the on-access scanner (standard Shield, see the above link) exclusion, as that is what appears to be pinging it and it hasn’t broken it. Even if you select no action avast will not allow an infected/suspect file to run.