Avast's most recent virus definitions update causes it to detect quite a few programs as a virus, Win32elf-MZG [Trj] specifically...
Some programs detected are...
Needless to say, don't delete things. Just put it in the virus chest, then go in there and report a false detection, then restore the file... and turn off Avast... meaning Terminate the Standard Shield and persist changes, at least until the false positives go away. You can also click on the Avast icon and choose "Stop On-Access Protection" for now.
grrr...
There is an Avast forum... which is pretty much down due to load I assume. Lots of folks complaining.
Also, somebody I knew got quite a few detections and happily started deleting files... yeah, that messed up a few things. Oh well.
Some programs detected are...
- Spybot Search and Destroy
- Skype
- Teamspeak
- Netmeter (kinda old program)
Needless to say, don't delete things. Just put it in the virus chest, then go in there and report a false detection, then restore the file... and turn off Avast... meaning Terminate the Standard Shield and persist changes, at least until the false positives go away. You can also click on the Avast icon and choose "Stop On-Access Protection" for now.
grrr...
There is an Avast forum... which is pretty much down due to load I assume. Lots of folks complaining.
Also, somebody I knew got quite a few detections and happily started deleting files... yeah, that messed up a few things. Oh well.
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