system
March 15, 2016, 11:02am
1
Another Avast! False Positive! >:(
I scanned the installer and Avast! claimed it was fine. However, it wouldn’t let me run it.
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo307/Davebucket17/avastballs1_zpsd4nttncc.jpg
I tried several times, then disabled Avast! It installed perfectly. I re-enabled Avast! and it after a Smart Scan found nothing everything is fine.
This is a false positive. I know many here will try and convince me otherwise, but it is. It’s SeaMonkey; not malware!
Eddy
March 15, 2016, 11:14am
2
Just tested it.
Downloaded and installed it without any problem.
All shields enabled
Hardened mode set to aggressive
PUP detection enabled
Deepscreen enabled
system
March 15, 2016, 11:35am
3
I scanned again with a Quick Scan, and everything is fine. I’ve uploaded the installer to VirusTotal and it is queued for scanning. I have no idea why Avast! won’t run the installer.
system
March 15, 2016, 11:58am
4
I’ve just scanned the SeaMonkey folder with Avast! and it found nothing, again.
Eddy
March 15, 2016, 12:16pm
5
system
March 15, 2016, 12:31pm
6
I can’t find anything. I have submitted the false positive to Avast! from the Avast! GUI in Virus Chest. That f/p:
PE:Malware.Techsnab!6.2585 [F]
detected by ‘Rising’ is probably responsible for this.
I can’t find anything. I have submitted the false positive to Avast! from the Avast! GUI in Virus Chest. That f/p:
PE:Malware.Techsnab!6.2585 [F]
detected by ‘Rising’ is probably responsible for this.
Hello
I Confirmed this False Positive was fixed yesterday.
Eddy
March 16, 2016, 6:45pm
8
As information :
I scanned the installer and Avast! claimed it was fine. However, it wouldn't let me run it. Some things are only detected when a application is executed.