CCleaner.exe is win32:Malware-gen ?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Virus definition 120205-0 indicated the above is malware while 42 out of 43 of the scanner on virustotal.com say no. Is it another false alarm ?

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please submit it through Avast chest (that’s the second FP now in 24h (following Facebook Messenger for Windows)

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No alert here on CCleaner.exe…! *
You can report a possible FP here: http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php?loadStyles

  • Edit: I’m still on version 3.14, guess that makes the difference. :wink:
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Same Here, was installing ccleaner’s latest version 3.15.1643 today and avast reported that there is malware in it, had to add ccleaner to exceptions to make it work.

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Confirm! There is a false alarm on Ccleaner.

Screenshot:

http://iceimg.com/t/ab/09/5d0e4d5859.jpg

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I was just launching ccleaner…and this thing came out!

it scared the s**t out of me! :cry:

i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?

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Same here my laptop :frowning:

See

http://i39.tinypic.com/2jcsevq.png

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Mbamservice.exe from Malwarebytes is also detected as Win32:Trojan-Gen, file is submited as fb to Avast!

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i cannot run ccleaner even after disabling file shield why?

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Try disable all shields :wink:

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wont do it…same problem…

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I restore it from virus chest, delete it from virus chest and include it in the exclusions. It will work as usual.

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i uninstalled ccleaner…will install it again once its fixed…

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Same here.

Sent the report as requested.

Edit: For a temporary solution
Did a Restore from Virus Chest and did an Exclusion.
CCleaner works now (so far)

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WOW! just updated… just now its fixed! ;D

U guys are fast! ;D

thanks a lot!!! avast team ;D

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False positive … and it also blocks your download to Piriform website of the CCleanr 3.15 version also… thus no running of program or even download…

but a NICE advertisement for UPGRADING … :o

Comment:
Wrong place to show your otherwise good product on… WHEN IT IS BEEING wrong.

Added info:
Three seconds after posting of this … an update to 120501-1 came through… Problem solved. Impressive response time.

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First thread I found.

vps:120205-1 fixes the detection with CCleaner. Updating should solve this issue.

(Not exactly sure on other detections though…)

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Just did a manual update and the false positives are now gone! That was fast! :slight_smile:

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cool 8)

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Thanks for update! Quickly worked! ))