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AVG FALSE POSITIVE MALWARE HOW TO
AVG FALSE POSITIVE MALWARE UPDATE

This list will be updated periodically, so check back regularly for updates! Avast Antivirus Antivirus Vendor List and where to submit a file And if you are not totally convinced you can also submit it to Jotti’s Malware Scan for analysis. So, your favorite anti-virus program detected malware in a Rizonesoft program, what now? For your own peace of mind, submit the file to VirusTotal for analysis first.

AVG FALSE POSITIVE MALWARE HOW TO

How to Report False Positives to Antivirus Vendors? Once that file has been submitted for analysis to the security providers detecting it as malware, the false positives should disappear. Please note: Because VirusTotal uses over 60 security products to scan a file, 6/60 (10%) detections is acceptable.

Select the file you would like to analyze, press Open and wallah.

The easiest way to make sure our Software is clean and the detection is a true false positive, is to upload the file to VirusTotal for analysis. 🙂 How to know our software does not contain malware? Fortunately when submitting a file to Windows Defender for analysis, you can also solve the SmartScreen warning or false positive. Take for example this article about Windows SmartScreen. In an addition to the above example, the program’s popularity can also effect the malware detection process. It is almost impossible to determine what exactly triggers a detection.

For example: UPX compression, certain keywords in the code, and specific behavior. My research shows that a combination of factors can trigger a false detection. There are literally hundreds of reasons why a download could be detected as unsafe or containing malware. Why our software can be detected as malware?

AVG FALSE POSITIVE MALWARE UPDATE

In addition under every downloadable file and on the software update pages you will find a VirusTotal scan link for you to make sure the download is clean. Just because something isn’t our fault, doesn’t mean it’s not our problem. In an attempt to remedy this situation, this article will teach you more about false positives and how to submit a file for analysis to the respective security provider.