Win32 MessageBox() Function

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I wasn’t sure where to post this, yes it’s a false alarm… But I consider it to be an issue…

I was looking at Win32 programming and when I try to compile the following code I get a warning saying a virus has been found.
Clearly the code is simply showing a message box saying “Hello World!”, without this it’s fine.

Malware name: Win32:Malware-gen
Malware type: Virus/Worm
VPS version: 100512-1, 12/05/2010


#include <windows.h>

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
	MessageBox(NULL,
			  (LPCWSTR)"Hello World!",
			  (LPCWSTR)"Hello!",
			  MB_OK);
			  
	return 0;
}
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You’re skipped the main piece of information - what compiler you compiled it with.

Anyway, we’d need that file - so either move it to Chest and then submit it from there, or pack the executable into a password-protected archive (ZIP, RAR, …) and send it to virus@avast.com, together with the password and the explanation you sent here.
Thanks.