Guest Jerry Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! Reference: http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip http://www.grisoft.com Regards -- Jerry Wong http://www.geocities.com/jerrywong.geo ¦ý§ÚÌ·Ó¥LªºÀ³³\¡B ¬ß±æ·s¤Ñ·s¦a¡A¦³¸q©~¦b¨ä¤¤¡C(©¼«á3:13) But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13)
Guest Malke Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Jerry wrote: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the > AsusUpdate program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com Thank you for sharing this information. Have you let AVG know about this false-positive? Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic!
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Have you reported this False/Positive to Grisoft? -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Jerry wrote: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the > AsusUpdate > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com > > Regards
Guest Gerry Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Jerry 1320: AVG detects infection on file that I suppose to be clean In case AVG Free detects some file on your PC as infected, this file was moved to AVG Virus Vault, and you are sure that this file is correct and clean, it is possible that the detected file is a false alarm. If so, we shall prepare the correction as soon as possible. Unfortunately, false alarms do appear from time to time in every Anti-Virus software. To solve the problem, please send us this file for analysis directly from the AVG Free program this way: Open AVG Free User Interface. Choose the "Virus Vault" option from the "History" menu. Select the false positive file (one click) and click on the "Send to analysis" button. Fill in your e-mail address Confirm the dialog This way file will be sent to our virus specialists for analysis and we will inform you about the result. Source: http://free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1320 -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jerry wrote: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the > AsusUpdate program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com > > Regards
Guest Big Al Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Jerry wrote: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com > > Regards I loaded it and got 3 false positives in minutes. Programs that were years old. I dumped it within hours. I've moved to Avast as so many people have suggested it is comparable.
Guest PD43 Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: >I loaded it and got 3 false positives in minutes. Programs that were >years old. I dumped it within hours. I've moved to Avast as so many >people have suggested it is comparable. Works GREAT here... and it has so much more than it had before.
Guest VanguardLH Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 "Jerry" wrote in <news:OHEvft4rIHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com > > Regards So the free version doesn't yet include an exclusion list?
Guest PD43 Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote: >"Jerry" wrote in <news:OHEvft4rIHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>: > >> AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >> trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate >> program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! >> >> Reference: >> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip >> >> http://www.grisoft.com >> >> Regards > >So the free version doesn't yet include an exclusion list? You're asking about AVG 8? YES, it does and it's user-configurable.
Guest Big Al Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 PD43 wrote: > Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: > >> I loaded it and got 3 false positives in minutes. Programs that were >> years old. I dumped it within hours. I've moved to Avast as so many >> people have suggested it is comparable. > > Works GREAT here... and it has so much more than it had before. Yes, I did think it was an improvement over 7.5. My only issue was the false positives. I marked a few as "don't treat this as a virus" or whatever, but I just didn't want to waste the time doing it goodness knows how many more times. I guess lazy. I'm not saying its bad, I just want to say they are a bit more over zealous. But I guess in the long run that's not the worst thing to happen to you in life. Sure better than letting anything leak through by a far cry.
Guest PD43 Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: >> Works GREAT here... and it has so much more than it had before. > >Yes, I did think it was an improvement over 7.5. My only issue was the >false positives. The only problem I had here was with its Resident Shield which monitors changes to programs. Right after I installed it, I had problems with Microsoft Outlook. I would often have to close Outlook and re-open it to get it to work. Seems that the Outlook.pst file was "locked" by AVG somehow and Outlook couldn't use it. I configured it to NOT monitor anything in the Outlook directory and all has been well.
Guest OldDuke Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:10:48 +0800, "Jerry" <jerrywkwong@netvigator.com> wrote: >AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate >program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > >Reference: >http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > >http://www.grisoft.com > >Regards And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. Ask elsewhere
Guest Big Al Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 OldDuke wrote: > On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:10:48 +0800, "Jerry" > <jerrywkwong@netvigator.com> wrote: > >> AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >> trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate >> program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! >> >> Reference: >> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip >> >> http://www.grisoft.com >> >> Regards > And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. > > Ask elsewhere > ITS A PROGRAM THAT LOADS IN XP. ITS VIRUS SOFTWARE FOR THE OS! You bitched the last time I yelled at you saying I was wrong, Get off your horse!!! Now this one I know you are wrong about.
Guest Bill in Co. Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Big Al wrote: > OldDuke wrote: >> On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:10:48 +0800, "Jerry" >> <jerrywkwong@netvigator.com> wrote: >> >>> AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >>> trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the >>> AsusUpdate >>> program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! >>> >>> Reference: >>> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip >>> >>> http://www.grisoft.com >>> >>> Regards >> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >> >> Ask elsewhere >> > ITS A PROGRAM THAT LOADS IN XP. ITS VIRUS SOFTWARE FOR THE OS! > > You bitched the last time I yelled at you saying I was wrong, Get off > your horse!!! Now this one I know you are wrong about. I think you need to be a bit more direct with this idiot and tell him to go f*** himself. Otherwise, it's clearly a bit too advanced for this teenager to understand.
Guest AlmostBob Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 AVG is made by Grisoft De, Asus is by Asus Inc Neither is part of or has any relationship with the OS any more than the Aftermarket alarm or dvd player have to do with the motor Grisoft have support forums Asus have support forums F-off there and ask them -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://www.safer-networking.org AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters _ "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:ur6Uj.7262$sp.930@trnddc02... > OldDuke wrote: >> On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:10:48 +0800, "Jerry" >> <jerrywkwong@netvigator.com> wrote: >> >>> AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >>> trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the >>> AsusUpdate >>> program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! >>> >>> Reference: >>> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip >>> >>> http://www.grisoft.com >>> >>> Regards >> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >> >> Ask elsewhere >> > ITS A PROGRAM THAT LOADS IN XP. ITS VIRUS SOFTWARE FOR THE OS! > > You bitched the last time I yelled at you saying I was wrong, Get off your > horse!!! Now this one I know you are wrong about.
Guest OldDuke Posted May 7, 2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:10:02 GMT, Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: >OldDuke wrote: >> On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:10:48 +0800, "Jerry" >> <jerrywkwong@netvigator.com> wrote: >> >>> AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door >>> trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate >>> program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! >>> >>> Reference: >>> http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip >>> >>> http://www.grisoft.com >>> >>> Regards >> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >> >> Ask elsewhere >> >ITS A PROGRAM THAT LOADS IN XP. ITS VIRUS SOFTWARE FOR THE OS! > >You bitched the last time I yelled at you saying I was wrong, Get off >your horse!!! Now this one I know you are wrong about. Is that English you are trying to use? 1. This is a program that is TOTALLY seperate from the XP OS. 2. It's not even produced by Microsoft. YOU are wrong. Care to try again? Next time, try to be more literate in your post, please.
Guest Big Al Posted May 8, 2008 Posted May 8, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 OldDuke wrote: >>> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >>> >>> Ask elsewhere >>> Please keep posting your helpful hints, I'm trying to perfect a filter to kill your messages. Thanks.
Guest PD43 Posted May 8, 2008 Posted May 8, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: >OldDuke wrote: >>>> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >>>> >>>> Ask elsewhere >>>> > >Please keep posting your helpful hints, I'm trying to perfect a filter >to kill your messages. Thanks. Agent takes care of morons like that with a single click. Thunderbird doesn't?
Guest Big Al Posted May 8, 2008 Posted May 8, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 PD43 wrote: > Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote: > >> OldDuke wrote: >>>>> And this has WHAT to do with XP? NOTHING. >>>>> >>>>> Ask elsewhere >>>>> >> Please keep posting your helpful hints, I'm trying to perfect a filter >> to kill your messages. Thanks. > > Agent takes care of morons like that with a single click. > > Thunderbird doesn't? Yes, I need more input to perfect the filter. I'm not up to installing agent. Its not worth that much to succeed on this.
Guest Wayne Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 RE: AVG 8.0 Jerry, I am certainly having a bad experience since installing the commercial version of AVG 8.0. It wiped out my 7.0 MSN Messenger and I had to download and install the new windows live messenger. Now I am having trouble opening links to this newsgroup after receiving an e-mail in my MSN Premisum, plus I am having trouble opening power point program and WMV file. I did not have this trouble before installing AVG 8.0. I think it is a crappy program and I wish I would have kept AVG 7.0 until they got all the bugs out of the newer program. -- Wayne "Jerry" wrote: > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > > Reference: > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > > http://www.grisoft.com > > Regards > -- > > Jerry Wong > http://www.geocities.com/jerrywong.geo > ¦ý§ÚÌ·Ó¥LªºÀ³³\¡B ¬ß±æ·s¤Ñ·s¦a¡A¦³¸q©~¦b¨ä¤¤¡C(©¼«á3:13) > But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to > new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13) > > >
Guest mae Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 I would uninstall then reinstall using custom options Uncheck email, uncheck office, uncheck toolbar. And do this: If you wish to install AVG 8.0 Free Edition without the LinkScanner component, http://free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1241#faq_1241 I am still using 7.5, just some suggestions I have found to do before I install v.8. mae "Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F6184F88-904C-4A44-86E1-114F10F64692@microsoft.com... | Jerry, I am certainly having a bad experience since installing the commercial | version of AVG 8.0. It wiped out my 7.0 MSN Messenger and I had to download | and install the new windows live messenger. Now I am having trouble opening | links to this newsgroup after receiving an e-mail in my MSN Premisum, plus I | am having trouble opening power point program and WMV file. I did not have | this trouble before installing AVG 8.0. I think it is a crappy program and I | wish I would have kept AVG 7.0 until they got all the bugs out of the newer | program. | -- | Wayne | | | "Jerry" wrote: | | > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back door | > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the AsusUpdate | > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! | > | > Reference: | > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip | > | > http://www.grisoft.com | > | > Regards | > -- | > | > Jerry Wong | > http://www.geocities.com/jerrywong.geo | > ¦ý§ÚÌ·Ó¥LªºÀ³³\¡B ¬ß±æ·s¤Ñ·s¦a¡A¦³¸q©~¦b¨ä¤¤¡C(©¼«á3:13) | > But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to | > new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13) | > | > | >
Guest Wayne Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 mae, thanks for your information. For some strange reasons after I was notified in my MSN email that my question had been answered I was able to click on it and return to you answer in this forum. I have not been able to do that before after installing AVG 8.0. Now if I was just able to open the power point file being sent to me as well as the WMV files I would be back in business like when I had the AVG 7.5 version. I do not have any problems opening the power point files I had stored on my computer prior to the installation of 8.0. This would indicate to me that something is happening to the files coming into my MSN Email but I have not found anything yet that would cause it. I do have a question in to the AVG technical team but it takes them so long to answer. The last time it took them over a week to get back to me. I was hoping that some one on this forum may had this problem before and found a cure. Thanks mae, I will consider what you have advised. By the way I did not install the AVG tool bar. -- Wayne "mae" wrote: > I would uninstall then reinstall using custom options > Uncheck email, uncheck office, uncheck toolbar. > And do this: > If you wish to install AVG 8.0 Free Edition without the LinkScanner > component, > http://free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1241#faq_1241 > > I am still using 7.5, just some suggestions I have found to do before I > install v.8. > > mae > > "Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F6184F88-904C-4A44-86E1-114F10F64692@microsoft.com... > | Jerry, I am certainly having a bad experience since installing the > commercial > | version of AVG 8.0. It wiped out my 7.0 MSN Messenger and I had to > download > | and install the new windows live messenger. Now I am having trouble > opening > | links to this newsgroup after receiving an e-mail in my MSN Premisum, > plus I > | am having trouble opening power point program and WMV file. I did not > have > | this trouble before installing AVG 8.0. I think it is a crappy program > and I > | wish I would have kept AVG 7.0 until they got all the bugs out of the > newer > | program. > | -- > | Wayne > | > | > | "Jerry" wrote: > | > | > AVG8.0 has treated the AsusUpdate (7.13.04 ) as a trojan (a back > door > | > trojan). When I download the latest version or update it via the > AsusUpdate > | > program, it is locked by AVG as an threat alert !!! > | > > | > Reference: > | > http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt_V71304.zip > | > > | > http://www.grisoft.com > | > > | > Regards > | > -- > | > > | > Jerry Wong > | > http://www.geocities.com/jerrywong.geo > | > ¦ý§ÚÌ·Ó¥LªºÀ³³\¡B ¬ß±æ·s¤Ñ·s¦a¡A¦³¸q©~¦b¨ä¤¤¡C(©¼«á3:13) > | > But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to > | > new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. (2 Peter > 3:13) > | > > | > > | > > >
Guest marx404 Posted May 26, 2008 Posted May 26, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Wayne, FWIW, I have been a avid user/fan of AVG for years now but with the "upgrade from version 7.5 to 8, it has caused more problems than it has fixed. EX: conflicts with other Spyware programs, false positives, etc... After speaking with many people on Security Forums , reading online professionial and user reviews incl: http://www.VirusBulletin and av-comparatives.org then installing and testing a few myself, including AVG8, I uninstalled AVG and now have gone to Avira Antivir. It is easier, it is a simple straight forward AV with no extras to bog down your system and has real tech support on it's online forum. Best of all, it's free. I dont work for them btw, just recommending them to everyone I know. -- marx404
Guest Wayne Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Thanks for sharing that information with me Marx. I will definately consider what you have said. I have never had any problem with the 7.5 AVG which I had for two years. -- Wayne "marx404" wrote: > Wayne, FWIW, I have been a avid user/fan of AVG for years now but with the > "upgrade from version 7.5 to 8, it has caused more problems than it has > fixed. EX: conflicts with other Spyware programs, false positives, etc... > After speaking with many people on Security Forums , reading online > professionial and user reviews incl: http://www.VirusBulletin and > av-comparatives.org then installing and testing a few myself, including > AVG8, I uninstalled AVG and now have gone to Avira Antivir. It is easier, it > is a simple straight forward AV with no extras to bog down your system and > has real tech support on it's online forum. Best of all, it's free. I dont > work for them btw, just recommending them to everyone I know. > > -- > marx404 > > >
Guest marx404 Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 My main motivation is the nag screens in ver 7.5 that said support for 7.5 will end this month. Tried ver.8, absolute rubbish, so I went shopping for a better free AV. -- marx404
Guest Wayne Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Re: AVG 8.0 Thanks marx. I will give it consideration. I have the commercial version of AVG Antivirus which cost me $42.00. Hopefully they will find, and remove some of the bugs out of it. At least for the last two times now, I have been able to click on this link in my MSN e-mail and come back to this answer. For some unknown reason I could not do that before. If I can figure out a way to open the WMV files I receive I will be ok. Since I also upgraded to windows live messenger from MSN Messenger I am beginning to wonderif that may be my problem. The only thing that is strange is I do not have any problems opening WMV or power point files that I had saved on my computer before installing AVG. and windows live messenger so I don't really know which one to blame. Although I do know that AVG did screw up my MSN Messenger and that is the only reason I changed to windows live messenger. -- Wayne "marx404" wrote: > My main motivation is the nag screens in ver 7.5 that said support for 7.5 > will end this month. Tried ver.8, absolute rubbish, so I went shopping for a > better free AV. > > -- > marx404 > > >
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