AVG flagged install programs as FakeAlert - is it a false positive?

beiley

posted Apr 15 '10 at 9:37 pm

Thanks Rolf. I checked this file with the service here:

http://virusscan.jotti.org

and it was clean. I've reported it to AVG. Hopefully they can fix/correct it.

Mark

Thanks Rolf.&nbsp; I checked this file with the service here:&nbsp;http://virusscan.jotti.org&nbsp;and it was clean.&nbsp; I've reported it to AVG.&nbsp; Hopefully they can fix/correct it.Mark

beiley

posted Apr 15 '10 at 9:05 pm

Today my AVG anti-virus was scanning my whole computer, and found some old mercury setup files, and said they had the "FakeAlert" virus. These files were ms32-401a.exe and ms32-452.exe. I've had those files on my system for a long time, just for archiving purposes. I'm guessing AVG updates its definition files, and is now having a false positive on these files. Has anyone else experienced this, or know anything about it?

Thanks,

Mark

Today my AVG anti-virus was scanning my whole computer, and found some old mercury setup files, and said they had the "FakeAlert" virus.&nbsp; These files were ms32-401a.exe and ms32-452.exe.&nbsp; I've had those files on my system for a long time, just for archiving purposes.&nbsp; I'm guessing AVG updates its definition files, and is now having a false positive on these files.&nbsp; Has anyone else experienced this, or know anything about it?&nbsp;Thanks,Mark

Rolf Lindby

posted Apr 15 '10 at 9:15 pm

Checked with up-to-date Panda antivirus with no hits. If AVG has an address to report misses and false positives you could submit the files so they can correct their virus definitions.

/Rolf

Checked with up-to-date Panda antivirus with no hits. If AVG has an address to report misses and false positives you could submit the files so they can correct their virus definitions./Rolf

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