Ok, please stop. You’re wrong. Please stop spreading FUD.
You obviously didn’t read my posts here. Here’s one with crucial info that will blow your erroneous whining away. Read closely the part where I tell how previous 8 version of Avast handles things in WinXP. And in Win8.1.1, newest Avast, FSS STOPS eicar.com when downloaded with IE, like it should, and all without your little darling webshield… with Firefox (and god knows with how many other programs), Avast tumbles & falls badly. Read & learn… and stop spamming your false info here, thanks.