What is Avast’s position on detecting government backdoor programs? Does Avast detect the R2D2 trojan? And do you have a statement about this generally?

German ‘Government’ R2D2 Trojan FAQ:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/10/10/german-government-r2d2-trojan-faq/

German states defend use of ‘Federal Trojan’:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/12/bundestrojaner/

F-Secure Corporation’s policy on detecting spying programs developed by various governments:
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/bdtp.shtml

Does Avast detect the R2D2 trojan?
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=a6bddb465249dfcdaba4701c200e6586e654295e35559c6f4e1819a54eb37e0f-1319704678 http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=5629def2c74872a32f2ad5b5d35edc572b64923ecda229a9c28e215e97669466-1319051601 http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=be36ce1e79ba6f97038a6f9198057abecf84b38f0ebb7aaa897fd5cf385d702f-1319728547

however there may be newer versions not detected…

None the less that is scary.
But on the upside at least avast is catching them. ;D

How about U.S. FBI Magic Lattern? I know Symantec does not block it.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60076.0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Lantern_(software)