Multiple positives since last Virus database update

Viruses and worms
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I have avast set to run when my screen saver activates and it is finding multiple viruses that it never found before - all the same type…Win32:Trojan{other}

I have moved them all to my chest but…24??? Positives???I ran a full system scan only a week ago and there was nothing. I have not downloaded anything except :

Scanning of selected files

Action was completed successfully!

Virus has been detected!
File Name: Firefox 2.0.0.7 exe
FileID: 23
Virus Description: Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}

I find it hard to believe there are this many examples of the same virus type “all of a sudden”

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Firefox 2.0.0.7 is a virus :o
That’s hard to believe.

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I agree…there are many more as well, like:
Sfv Checker.exe
Blindwrite.exe
AsusSetup.exe
FileZilla_v2.2.32.exe
ImgBurn*v2.3.2.0.exe
Kernel32.dll
Nero-Info Tool-v4.1.0.8.exe
PeExplorer-v1.98.R2.exe
Shockwave-v10.2.0.023.exe
winsock.dll

ad nausem…
all of these files are legit - direct from the company’s web sites, except the 2 windows files…

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I have a few false positives too and all have passed other virus checkers as worm free. I believe AVAST has a problem that needs to be fixed pronto.

  1. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “AllNeticWorkingTimeTracker151.exe” file.
  2. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “apixfree.exe” file.
  3. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “autotabi.exe” file.
  4. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “cablenut40beta.exe” file.
  5. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ccehelp.exe” file.
  6. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “cheshire.exe” file.
  7. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “client_server.zip\client_setup.exe{app}\Client.exe” file.
  8. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “cnetcup13.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  9. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “cnetcup13.exe” file.
  10. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dap43.exe” file.
  11. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dcom98.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  12. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dcom98.exe” file.
  13. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dhcpfixi.exe” file.
  14. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dldaccel.exe” file.
  15. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “dontpand.exe” file.
  16. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “DRTCP018.exe” file.
  17. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ExcelApi11b.exe” file.
  18. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “fixkriz.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  19. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “fixkriz.exe” file.
  20. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “fontcrea.exe” file.
  21. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “freesol.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  22. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “freesol.exe” file.
  23. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ghclient093_win.exe” file.
  24. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “guruguru.exe” file.
  25. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “HareSetup1.exe” file.
  26. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Hpgl32.exe” file.
    [b]27. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ie5setup.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  27. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ie5setup.exe” file. [/b]
  28. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “IFV441G.exe” file.
  29. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “instacrop.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  30. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “instacrop.exe” file.
  31. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Installed\fiendmah.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  32. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Installed\fiendmah.exe” file.
  33. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Installed\ledgertec.exe” file.
    [b]35. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “jet35sp3.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  34. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “jet35sp3.exe” file. [/b]
  35. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “mdac_typ.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  36. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “mdac_typ.exe” file.
  37. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “MIE55SpeedUp.exe” file.
  38. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “mmssetup.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  39. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “mmssetup.exe” file.
  40. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “MPBONUS_net.EXE” file.
  41. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Msjtwng.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  42. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Msjtwng.exe” file.
  43. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “msttsL.EXE” file.
  44. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “palette.exe” file.
  45. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “PDAs\powerone_personal.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  46. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “PDAs\powerone_personal.exe” file.
  47. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “PDAs\TLPalm.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  48. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “PDAs\TLPalm.exe” file.
  49. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “pinsetup.exe” file.
  50. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “pubcert.EXE” file.
    [b]53. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “q279328.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  51. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “q279328.exe” file. [/b]
  52. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “qres1090.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  53. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “qres1090.exe” file.
  54. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “RegCleaner2.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  55. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “RegCleaner2.exe” file.
  56. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ruleswiz.exe” file.
  57. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “scr56en.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  58. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “scr56en.exe” file.
  59. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Setupex_QuartzAudioMasterFreewareE.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  60. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Setupex_QuartzAudioMasterFreewareE.exe” file.
  61. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “SetupTT.exe” file.
  62. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “softstep13.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  63. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “softstep13.exe” file.
  64. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “SPCHAPI.EXE” file.
  65. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “swstrial.exe” file.
  66. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “tcallrid.exe” file.
  67. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “timetrkz.exe” file.
  68. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “TTDsetup102.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  69. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “TTDsetup102.exe” file.
    73. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “tweakui.exe” file.
  70. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “ua.exe” file.
  71. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “updates_cu13.exe” file.
  72. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “vb5ccein.exe” file.
  73. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “VBRun60sp4.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  74. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “VBRun60sp4.exe” file.
  75. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “vmsecfix.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  76. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “vmsecfix.exe” file.
  77. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “vpnupd.exe[Embedded#05000]” file.
  78. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “vpnupd.exe” file.
  79. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wcwatch.exe” file.
  80. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wd97mcrs.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  81. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wd97mcrs.exe” file.
  82. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “Wlnk44up.exe” file.
    [b]87. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wmp7.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  83. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wmp7.exe” file. [/b]
  84. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “wwinstall.exe” file.
  85. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “xl8p10pkg.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  86. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “xl8p10pkg.exe” file.
  87. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “xl8p9pkg.exe[Embedded#005000]” file.
  88. Sign of “Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}” has been found in “xl8p9pkg.exe” file.
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Strange… can you please pack the files into an archive and upload it to ftp://ftp.avast.com/incoming?
Thanks!

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Borealis, I must say this looks like a file-infector to me.
Try to submit some of the files to virustotal.com and let us know the results.