I am having the same problem as these people. I searched for “chrome” in the forums, but couldn’t find anything related.
Is this a false positve?
Thanks!
Avast needs to get on this and issue an update. What a pain!
Same problem – Avast detected the Win32-Midgare-Ol[trj] virus while doing a background scan in screensaver-mode. I had downloaded the Chrome setup program weeks ago, shortly after Google first released it. I assume this must be a FP. But someone at Avast needs to get on top of this right away!
I’m experiencing this issue too - when attempting to download Google Chrome today Avast classified the download as including a Trojan Horse, and terminated the download.
‘Malware’ Name: Win32:Midgare-OI [trj]
I’m assuming this is a false positive.
Request sent to moderators to move this thread to the viruses and worms forum.
False positive (Kaspersky):
[i]Hello,
ChromeSetup.exe_
No malicious code was found in this file.
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Attachment: avp.zip[/i]
well also detected by gdata IS 2009 - engine 2 (Avast!) as a virus, not by engine 1 (bit defender)
(I’m actually testing this program until avast 5 
)
does anyone know if the updates for gdata is 2009 do directly come from avast?
Downloaded now and no problems…
MD5: 68D61724D807ED53CA735FEF45830439
Yes, they come.
Yes, they come.
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Thanks for the info!