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Author Topic: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs (edit: and it came back clean)  (Read 1868 times)

martinuzz

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I have never had this with any DF build. I did scan the download before extracting (do that with every download no matter how trusted), which came up clean.

But when I tried running DF.exe, Avast intercepted it and ran it in lockdown mode, then terminated it and gave me a message that it could contain harmful content, and said it was sent to Avast labs, and I would be contacted later with the results.
« Last Edit: December 26, 2017, 07:58:15 am by martinuzz »
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2017, 07:56:54 pm »

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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2017, 08:59:17 pm »

But when I tried running DF.exe, Avast intercepted it and ran it in lockdown mode, then terminated it and gave me a message that it could contain harmful content, and said it was sent to Avast labs, and I would be contacted later with the results.

It seems like there's always one report about every new DF or DFhack. I'm suspicious some anti-virus nerd has slipped in a routine to make sure he doesn't miss an update!  :D :D :D
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2017, 12:42:19 am »

and said it was sent to Avast labs, and I would be contacted later with the results.

See, that's creepy, sending off a copy without permission from the usedr.
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2017, 05:44:51 am »

Avast has tested the file and sent a message it's safe.
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2017, 05:49:29 am »

It scares me that people still use Avast.
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs (edit: and it came back clean)
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2017, 08:06:27 am »

Punch it in the mouth!
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2017, 06:34:39 pm »

It scares me that people still use Avast.


Why? It works fine it seems still and I have used it for years since avg went to crap.
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Re: Avast sent 44.03 .exe to their labs
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2017, 10:19:16 pm »

It scares me that people still use Avast.


Why? It works fine it seems still and I have used it for years since avg went to crap.
Avast lost me when they started doing the automatic email scan.  For most home use, EMET + Security Essentials is the way to go.  If you use Firefox, then uBlock Origin is another must have.