Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: cva66snipe
The only choice it will give you is repair, quarantine, or delete. If you click on I think it's do nothing it disables that program.

I let it quarantine the tftp server program. It's pretty old, so I'm downloading the latest version, and I'll see if Avast will let me install it. If not, I'll be upset. I'm about 99.99999% sure this was a false positive.

Mark

15 posted on 05/26/2008 7:31:48 PM PDT by MarkL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]


To: MarkL

Hey Mark,
I just updated my Avast (to ver. 4.8.1201) and upon restart, it flagged my Superantispyware as a Trojan. I didn’t find anything on the Avast website so I sent them an email.

I’m also not sure if it is a false hit or a valid flag. I’ve been running Avast for over a year with no problems. This might not amount to much but two weeks prior, I got hit with the AWOLA virus. YES, Avast was installed and running. After researching and installing Superantispyware, I was able to eradicate the AWOLA virus.

I guess we will see how this turns out, but conspircy theorists would have a field day with this one.

Why would I, (why the xxxx Should I) remove superantispyware when it eradicated an attack that Avast didn’t detect OR even prove a remedy for.

rant for now,
skevin


23 posted on 05/26/2008 9:57:11 PM PDT by FYI - Techie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson