Spyware, viruses, & security : AVG reporting new FPs
AVG reporting new FPs
by Blue_Zee - 11/14/08 8:27 AMAnother False Positive that is being reported everywhere:
C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\flash\flashutil10a.exe
Reported as Trojan Horse PSW.Generic6.AQPD
It also blocks valid ex-Adobe flash installers.
Either add to the exclusion list (AVG > Tools > Advanced Settings > Resident Shield > Exceptions > Add Path) or do nothing until a new update corrects the problem.
Zee
Word of warning
by Blue_Zee - 11/14/08 9:11 AM In reply to: AVG reporting new FPs by Blue_ZeeAnd a WARNING: I just went to Google to see what "flashutil10a.exe" is. One of the Google results pointed to a website "veryrecent.com". Clicking on that link (or a link on that site) promptly downloaded a virus to my PC. Best to stay away from that one!
Courtesy of Frank4d @ TSG:
http://forums.techguy.org/6268874-post4.html
I have seen others reporting
by roddy32
- 11/14/08 9:29 AM
In reply to: AVG reporting new FPs by Blue_Zee
this at another one of my forums. AVG just issued a second update for today which MIGHT have fixed the problem. The newest one is AVG - AVI: 270.9.3 /1788.
This HAS ben fixed, See the below link
by roddy32 - 11/14/08 12:01 PM
In reply to: AVG reporting new FPs by Blue_Zee
http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?4,156325,156325#msg-156325
AVG updated
by Blue_Zee - 11/14/08 12:22 PM In reply to: This HAS ben fixed, See the below link by roddy32
Noted.
Thank you.
Zee
(NT) Thank YOU for reporting it BOTH times. :)
by roddy32 - 11/14/08 3:26 PM
In reply to: AVG updated by Blue_Zee
AVG FP's
by broken6 - 11/14/08 6:15 PM In reply to: AVG updated by Blue_ZeeHave read your and Roddy's posts on AVG.
I have new laptop. Would you (both) now recommend free AVG or is there is a better choice?j
Thanks.
Jerryf6
If it were me, I would use
by roddy32 - 11/14/08 6:52 PM
In reply to: AVG FP's by broken6
avast which is also free but that is just my opinion.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
I second that recommendation...
by glenn30 - 11/15/08 6:33 AM In reply to: If it were me, I would use by roddy32
I have used both and found too many issues with AVG 8. Your choice but I much prefer Avast. No issues up to now after a few months. Avast updates are a snap and frequent. 
Glenn
AVG HP's
by broken6 - 11/16/08 9:11 AM In reply to: If it were me, I would use by roddy32
thanks for your recommendation. will def. consider but still open to further opinions.
Used Avast ....
by Old Dog New Tricks - 11/18/08 3:42 AM In reply to: AVG HP's by broken6for 2 years plus with no problems. Particularly impressed with update speeds.
Recently changed to Avira (just because of CNet recommendation) to justify if it was "the N° 1 AV freebie. Too early to say, although it did find 2 traces of an old virus that I thought I had killed some time ago.
Moral of the story is... Avast performs very well, but then Avira doing ok as well.
PS: Didn't like AVG - too top heavy for me - like to keep things simple.
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