system
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Whenever I run some files, A random number of files keep being detected as ‘‘WIN32:Evo-Gen’’, While it should not be detected like this, Some apps I use all of the time keeps being in the detection range while really, this is a MAJOR false-positive going around a lot.
Can anyone help me, before this becomes a FATAL problem?
Pondus
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You can upload files and report cases to avast here: http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php (Select form subject according to Your case)
you can also use mail
send to virus@avast.com in a password protected zip file
mail subject: False Positive / undetected sample (select subject according to your case)
zip password: infected
or you can send files from avast chest
how to use the chest. http://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB21
Eddy
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What exact version of avast?
What os/service pack?
Check the files at https://www.virustotal.com and post the result here please.
system
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Avast! Free Antivirus version: 2014.9.0.2008
Current version of Definitions: 131115-1
Release Date of Definitions: 11/15/2013 10:47:30 AM
Windows 7 (64-bit) Home Premium with Service Pack 1.
Too much files are detected as the same, and the executables are not infected on my end… so because it’s a big, big cluster of files, I cannot send it as it’s too big!
VirusTotal said it is not infected when I tried a couple of files, so it is a bogus detection still.
Eddy
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What applications are you having troubles with?
system
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Various Apps used include a few NES and SNES ROM Development and Modification tools (I.E. a 6502 assembler called ASM6, disassembler from WLA-DX, etc.), a Fan-made ZZT/SuperZZT editor (ZAP), FuSoYa’s SNES/GameBoy Graphics decompressor (Lunar Compress, via Sniff.EXE) and more…
It’s more than you think! :o
system
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I just tried to open MS Money 2002 and had the same issue (Evo-Gen) and never before tonight, so it must have come from some update today? Even got the same “detection” with scanning the original installation disc.
system
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Actually the problems have been there since and it’s getting worse, There are a couple of threads saying the problem as early as 2009 or 2011 (I dunno) but they were about the same problems!
Eddy
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Put the files in a compressed file and do as Pondus said.
system
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I submitted a few files for review straight from the chest via the “Virus Chest → Submit to Virus lab…” option.
Eddy
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Ok, now have patience.
The people from avast will look at them and fix things when/if needed.
PS:
I just received a vps update.
It can be (not saying it is) fix now.