avast showing avast as malware

[zpupster]

hello support forum,

this morning avast detected a threat:

c:\programfiles\alwilsoftware\avast5\aswRunDll.exe
severity:high
threat Win32:Malware Gen

i am confused why avast is finding part of the avast program as malware.

any ideas??

craig

[Asyn]

@zpupster post:1

i am confused why avast is finding part of the avast program as malware.
any ideas??
craig

It was a FP and is already fixed…!!
Please update your VPS…!!

[system]

@Asyn post:2

It was a FP

??? :o : :-[

and is already fixed..!!

:D :)

[system]

I understand FP meaning false positve is that correct?

[system]

@sjadventures post:4

I understand FP meaning false positve is that correct?

Yes, you have the right of it.