The latest database update for Avast! Free edition added the Creative SoundBlaster Surround Mixer application to the list of threats (Win32:Trojan-gen).
Gdata also uses avast as one of the two engines. It might be a false positive. Please send the file zipped and password protected (infected) it to virus@avast.com with “False positive” in the subject and link to this topic in the body of the email.
My e-mail services (Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail) are denying rights to send the file, as it is an executable and, as it is encrypted, the file cannot be scanned by their virus scan systems.
I have disabled Avast for 10 minutes, added the “infected” file to a .ZIP file with a password (infected) and tried to attach it to a message in three services.
Hotmail says I can’t send zipped files with executables. Gmail says the same thing. Yahoo says there’s a problem scanning the file (they use the Norton Anti-virus system).
The file was correctly zipped, used Zip 2.0 encryption. I’ve tested the file and it looks Ok.
Or send “infected” files from Virus Chest: Main window → Maintenance → Virus Chest.
Right click will open the menus so you can put that files to Virus chest and send them to Virus Lab.
There is no need to password protect these files when you use Virus Chest.
Presumably this file should have been sent to the chest already:
Send the sample to avast as a False Positive:
Open the chest and right click on the file and select ‘Submit to virus lab…’ complete the form and submit, the file will be uploaded during the next update.
In the meantime (if you accept the risk), add the full path to the file to the exclusions lists: File System Shield, Expert Settings, Exclusions, Add and avast Settings, Exclusions
Restore it to its original location, periodically check it (scan it in the chest), there should still be a copy in the chest even though you restored it to the original location. When it is no longer detected then you can also remove it from the File System Shield and avast Settings, exclusions lists.
