Avast threat warning

Avast threat warning

This topic has 10 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 11 January 2014 at 21:05 by martin perman 1.

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11 January 2014 at 18:02 #140359
wheeltapper
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Hi

every time I go on this site ( any page ) I get a threat warning from my Avast antivirus. this is what it points to.

http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product_images/small/10478.jpg

anyone got any ideas or is it a false alarm.

Roy.
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11 January 2014 at 18:02 #39306
wheeltapper
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11 January 2014 at 18:16 #140362
dcosta
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@dcosta
Hello Roy, good afternoon.

I've just read that file and my antivirus (AVIRA) find everything is OK.
Perhaps protection software in your machine has registered that file as a menace. If so, perhaps you have to remove references to that file in your protection software (antivirus?).

Hope this helps.

Dias Costa
11 January 2014 at 18:18 #140364
martin perman 1
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@martinperman1
Roy,

Ive got the same problem, if you click on the link it sends you to avast website to sell you avast pro.

Trying to find a Malware program to see if its spam.

Martin P
11 January 2014 at 18:28 #140369
wheeltapper
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@wheeltapper
Hi

Dcosta

thanks for that, perhaps I should report it as a false positive.

Martin P

wierd isn't it?

please post if you find anything.

cheers

Roy.
11 January 2014 at 18:37 #140370
Oompa Lumpa
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Go here:

**LINK**

Save you a load of hassle.

Having had a quick look it appears they are having issues with the whole site.

Edited By Oompa Lumpa on 11/01/2014 18:48:57
11 January 2014 at 19:32 #140378
martin perman 1
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@martinperman1
Ran my own malware with no problems, loaded the link into the link supplied and if I read it correctly it is not malicious just bloody annoying.

Martin P
11 January 2014 at 19:55 #140380
wheeltapper
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@wheeltapper
Cheers guys, I'll stop chewing me fingernails then

Roy.
11 January 2014 at 20:34 #140386
Sub Mandrel
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@submandrel
I clicked on this thread and got an ominous message that the website was experiencing problems… fortunately they appear to have been transient.

Neil
11 January 2014 at 20:39 #140387
FMES
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@fmes
I use Avast – no problems here
11 January 2014 at 21:05 #140396
martin perman 1
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Roy,

Go to theactlive protection section, click on web protection and unclick Mal URL, it seems to have stopped since I did it.

martin p
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