msgtag.exe....False Positive?

Viruses and worms
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I’ve been using the same version of MSGTAG since 2003, without a hiccup from AVAST. Suddenly:
7/29/2010 6:18:15 PM 1988 Sign of “Win32:Malware-gen” has been found in “C:\Program Files\MSGTAG\MSGTAG.exe” file. .

VIRUSTOTAL scan of msgtag.exe reports 0 viruses, including VIRUSTOTAL/AVAST scan. I’m using the current freeware version of AVAST and current iAVS.

Any other users of MSGTAG experiencing the same problem with AVAST?

Cheers,
Jim

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If you think this is a FP, send it to virus(at)avast.com with subject: possible FP
Btw, the latest avast version is 5.0.594 - update, if your system allows it…!!
asyn

3

Thanks Asyn…did upgrade to v5. Pulled msgtag off my machine, and subsequent scan with AVAST v5 OK.
Cheers,
Jim

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You’re welcome…!
asyn