Avast let these 3 files through

I already quarantined these 3 suspicious files in the malwarebytes program I ran a scan with today, but figured I should report that Avast missed these, so you could investigate why it let them through. I have version 2014.9.0.2008

Here’s the log:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.75.0.1300
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: v2014.02.24.08

Windows XP Service Pack 3 x86 NTFS
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702

2/24/2014 3:27:55 PM
mbam-log-2014-02-24 (15-27-55).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 275359
Time elapsed: 21 minute(s), 41 second(s)

Memory Processes Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Detected: 1
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\ct3288691 (PUP.Optional.Conduit.A) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Files Detected: 2
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\ct3288691\ism.exe (PUP.Optional.Conduit.A) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is1394899945\MyBabylonTB.exe (PUP.Optional.Babylon.A) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.

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PUP = not virus / Possible Unwanted Program…usually crap that comes bundled with freeware downloads
avast PUP detection is default off…exept for in boot scan
so if you want PUP detection, turn it on

and NO security program have 100% detection. :wink:

babylon / conduite is some toolbar/adware crap

Thanks for the info. I hadn’t downloaded anything recently, so I’m not sure what it would have been bundled with. I didn’t know Avast had PUP detection, since I’d never heard of PUP til now, so I turned it on just now.

If you don’t know where that came from. Most likely a freeware program bundled with Babylon + Conduit.

I’d recommend to keep that from happening and to automatically uncheck those types of boxes you install unchecky from here: www.unchecky.com

It will help keep your PC running at good speeds and not be loaded with PUP/Crapware/Bloatware files.