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Registered: April 3, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,998 |
| Posted: | | | | I keep getting this message from my virus scanner Computer was fine this morning but when i started up this afternoon as soon as i launched IE this popped up. I click "Heal" and then this pops up I then click on Yes and then this pops up Any ideas? |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 273 |
| Posted: | | | | I'd boot into safe mode, manually delete the file, and in case Flash doesn't work anymore, re-install it... (Or sitch to a MAC and forget about Viruses ) Edit: ...and run a full scan in safe mode | | | Last edited: by detlefs |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 922 |
| Posted: | | | | Um, keep the file, it could be a false alarm. Upload the file to virustotal.com and see if the other scanner identify it as a virus. | | | Deutsches DVD Profiler Forum: www.dvdprofiler-forum.de |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 273 |
| Posted: | | | | File in question belongs to Flash Player. So removing it and re-install Flash Player is no risk (at least less, than to keep the file) |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 3,830 |
| Posted: | | | | run the AVG update again, the latest: Virus DB: 270.9.3/1788 AVG Version: 8.0.175 | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 3,830 |
| Posted: | | | | It seems to happen on installing the flash player, could be a false positve, so if you reinstall you would get the same warning. | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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Registered: April 3, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,998 |
| Posted: | | | | Thanks SH84, detlefs & Giga that seems to have worked have not had the message pop up again since doing the update |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 756 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Giga Wizard: Quote: It seems to happen on installing the flash player, could be a false positve, so if you reinstall you would get the same warning. I also had this AVG (latest datafile) flag up this file as a trojan. so I uninstalled/deleted the whole of the flash directory* and did a "clean install" direct from Adobe's website; no further comments from AVG! * apart from the Flash10a.ocx file which insisted I needed permission to delete it, despite the fact that I'm logged on as an Administrator.........sometimes I really hate Vista!! | | | Chris |
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Registered: April 3, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 1,998 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Mole: Quote: I also had this AVG (latest datafile) flag up this file as a trojan. so I uninstalled/deleted the whole of the flash directory* and did a "clean install" direct from Adobe's website; no further comments from AVG!
* apart from the Flash10a.ocx file which insisted I needed permission to delete it, despite the fact that I'm logged on as an Administrator.........sometimes I really hate Vista!! Thats exactly what i did, and yes i could not delete that file either |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 525 |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 756 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting ajm: Quote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/14/avg_false_positive_flash/ The best bit on that site is the "own goals" video, except that for their "winner".....the best OG has got to be Lee Dixon's......I used to watch Le Tissier shoot for goal as well as Lee did (one to remind him of on next week's Match of the Day?) ...but Matt did it at the right end! | | | Chris | | | Last edited: by Mole |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
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