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Avast flags installer as malware. #35

Closed Freakofspeed closed 6 years ago

Freakofspeed commented 6 years ago

butterflight-configurator-installer_10.4.1_win64.exe Was flagged as FileRepMalware by Avast Business Antivirus 18.2.2530 Probably a false positive.

kmitchel commented 6 years ago

Quick Google search, and it looks like Avast has a long history of flagging NSIS installers.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_False_Positives

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 9:14 PM Freakofspeed notifications@github.com wrote:

butterflight-configurator-installer_10.4.1_win64.exe Was flagged as FileRepMalware by Avast Business Antivirus 18.2.2530 Probably a false positive.

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kmitchel commented 6 years ago

I've reported the false positive to Avast. We'll see if they fix it.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:48 AM Kenneth Mitchell kmitchel46725@gmail.com wrote:

Quick Google search, and it looks like Avast has a long history of flagging NSIS installers.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_False_Positives

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 9:14 PM Freakofspeed notifications@github.com wrote:

butterflight-configurator-installer_10.4.1_win64.exe Was flagged as FileRepMalware by Avast Business Antivirus 18.2.2530 Probably a false positive.

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kmitchel commented 6 years ago

Avast emailed back. Please update your virus definitions, and try again. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a day or two.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:54 AM Kenneth Mitchell kmitchel46725@gmail.com wrote:

I've reported the false positive to Avast. We'll see if they fix it.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:48 AM Kenneth Mitchell kmitchel46725@gmail.com wrote:

Quick Google search, and it looks like Avast has a long history of flagging NSIS installers.

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_False_Positives

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 9:14 PM Freakofspeed notifications@github.com wrote:

butterflight-configurator-installer_10.4.1_win64.exe Was flagged as FileRepMalware by Avast Business Antivirus 18.2.2530 Probably a false positive.

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Freakofspeed commented 6 years ago

butterflight-configurator-installer_10.4.2_win64.exe Passed Avast Business Antivirus 18.2.2530 Virus Definions 180425-6

Cheers!