Notepad.exe with latest VPS (2006/12/11)

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I’ve got a report that my Notepad.exe infected by “Win32:VB-CFY [Wrm]”, it has no problem while the VPS is 2006/12/08.

i check the file with VirusTotal.com, no virus found on other AV tools, pls confirm if this is false alarm. :wink:

thx for your kindly attention. :slight_smile:

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Hello :slight_smile:

If only avast! detected it when you uploaded it to VirusTotal, please send the file in password protected archive to virus@avast.com and as a mail subject write “False Positive” :wink:

Meanwhile you can add the file to the exclision list of the standart shield , Standard Shield → Customize → Advanced → Exclusions:wink:
Also add it to the main program exclusion list (for the on-demand scanner) avast! Program Settings → Exclusion List → Add

3

no problem here, with the latest update and notepad.exe.
I started once and nothing is popping up…

4

Notepad.exe in the past has been a target for malware infection as it is a commonly known file and most don’t suspect it.

I have notepad.exe in three locations all the same size and date, etc. and none are detected by avast as infected.

5

What language/version of Notepad/Windows are you using?

Tried with Windows XP SP 2 CZ, EN and Windows Vista EN with no detection.

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I’ve got a report that my Notepad.exe infected by “Win32:VB-CFY [Wrm]” too！

avast pro 4.7
vps：2006/12/11
language：Chinese
os:2000 professional(5.00.2195) sp4

7

The same problem as you

8

This does not happen with other languages. I mean, only Notepad.exe in Chinese seems to have this trouble…

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i’m sorry for this late reply (pretty busy… :frowning: )

i’m using Traditional Chinese Win2000, & after i update to Dec-12 VPS, the problem gone ~~

thanks alot ~~ :smiley: :slight_smile:

10

You don’t have to be sorry…
Thanks for posting that the problem is solved.
Feel free to come back any time if you need help :slight_smile:

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It seems this problem has been solved with the version 0657-2.