Avast! 5 beta 1

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  1. firzen771

    firzen771 Registered Member

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    ye thers no point in scanning archives in ondemand system scan since an archived malware cant do anything.
     
    firzen771, Oct 5, 2009
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  2. clocks

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    I always use the default scanning settings, so unless it scans archives by default, something else is the issue.
     
    clocks, Oct 5, 2009
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  3. progress

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    Avast still kills Mamutu :(
     
    progress, Oct 5, 2009
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  4. firzen771

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    what do u mean, like it kills the mamutu process? cuz im running both perfectly.
     
    firzen771, Oct 5, 2009
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  5. progress

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    :eek:

    At startup a .sys file from Mamutu (I hope it's really from Mamutu) is killed by Avast: Rootkit found :rolleyes:
     
    progress, Oct 6, 2009
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  6. vlk

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    Is this new to the 5.0 beta, or did it also happen in v4.x?
     
    vlk, Oct 6, 2009
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  7. firzen771

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    well im using mamutu so its definetly not happening with v4.8, and it didnt happen when i tried the newest v5 beta either.
     
    firzen771, Oct 6, 2009
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  8. progress

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    This is new to the 5.0 beta, it didn't happen with 4.x :rolleyes:
     
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  9. Victek

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    I suggest you post the name of the file which you believe is part of Mamutu.
     
    Victek, Oct 6, 2009
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  10. progress

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    Ok :doubt:
     

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    Victek, Oct 6, 2009
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  12. Graystoke

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    I just installed Avast 5. Gotta ask. What the heck is the short cut icon supposed to be? o_O Sort of looks like an amoeba with the Avast logo in the middle. :D
     
    Graystoke, Oct 6, 2009
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  13. clocks

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    I like that icon! haha This new build seems to use a little less ram. Not sure if they made some optimizations there, or just chance. It did give me a couple false positives though, but I bet they get that cleared up quick.
     
    clocks, Oct 6, 2009
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  14. firzen771

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    that file is not part of mamutu, if u check their forums i made a post about it already.
     
    firzen771, Oct 6, 2009
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  15. Graystoke

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    Yeah I like it too. Maybe it's a piece of malware being squashed by Avast. :D Have to admit, it is unique. :)
     
    Graystoke, Oct 6, 2009
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  16. sded

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    Internet road kill. :)
     
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  17. firzen771

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    tbh i wish they used the amoeba icon instead of the circle, is ther anyway to manually put it?
     
    firzen771, Oct 6, 2009
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  18. bigc73542

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    Ijust had the program update, anyone else got this yet?
     

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  19. sded

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    Yes, the Avast! website said there would be a beta refresh tonight with some minor changes, and I got it too.
     
    sded, Oct 6, 2009
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  20. progress

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    I assume I have to wait ... :doubt:
     
    progress, Oct 7, 2009
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  21. Graystoke

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    I got it also.
     
    Graystoke, Oct 7, 2009
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  22. RejZoR

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    Just report the false positive to virus[at]avast.com (don't forget to send them a sample). The more we send, the more they can fix.
     
    RejZoR, Oct 7, 2009
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  23. progress

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    I sent the file from the virus chest 3 days ago :oops:
     
    progress, Oct 8, 2009
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  24. RejZoR

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    I'm not sure if submissions from chest are processed.
     
    RejZoR, Oct 8, 2009
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  25. progress

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    I sent a mail :)

    After 5 days nothing has changed ... :rolleyes:
     
    progress, Oct 10, 2009
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