Ran a scan using avast and..........

[Getback]

This file was shown to be an error: Program files/htc/aceshigh II/2170\thru2173.exe\|>[embedded_R#01280]|%maindir%\stdshape.res

Error: this file is a decompression bomb (42110)

I'm not understanding the implications here. Any help?

[Dragon]

Decompression Bomb means we are getting the B-29 soon.


 









Sorry Getback, best I can do with this one.

[columbus]

i stand corrected its probably just the way the file is compressed. based on the what the article says

[Ack-Ack]

Or a false positive from Avast. 


ack-ack

[SIK1]

Could be a false positive.

I found this; http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=8943  typing "decompression bomb" into Google

[columbus]

hmm i run avast on all my machines, never seen that come up in any of my AH's installs, what version of avast are you using?

[Masherbrum]

Or a false positive from Avast. 


ack-ack

 

[Getback]

Could be a false positive.

I found this; http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=8943  typing "decompression bomb" into Google

Now that's interesting.

Hopefully the "Man" will reply to relieve my fears.

[columbus]

i notice that the posts in the forum where made in 2004 nearly 6 years ago. so its diffently not using the same version (4.5)you are using now.(5.0.677 is the latest version)  while a false positive maybe the problem, makes me think your version of avast maybe a little behind or outdate. i am thinking you should uninstall and reinstall the newest avast and scan again and see if you get the same results.

[Getback]

i notice that the posts in the forum where made in 2004 nearly 6 years ago. so its diffently not using the same version (4.5)you are using now.(5.0.677 is the latest version)  while a false positive maybe the problem, makes me think your version of avast maybe a little behind or outdate. i am thinking you should uninstall and reinstall the newest avast and scan again and see if you get the same results.

That's the latest and greatest.

[Ack-Ack]

Personally, I never liked Avast.  Thought it was intrusive, gave a lot of false positives and felt that NOD32 was far better, smaller foot print (resource wise) and not even as close as intrusive as Avast was so I went back to NOD32.  I learned a valuable lesson when with my "Avast Adventures" and that is not to pick an anti-virus program just because it has a I sounded like a pirate whenever I would say "Avast".

ack-ack

[Getback]

Personally, I never liked Avast.  Thought it was intrusive, gave a lot of false positives and felt that NOD32 was far better, smaller foot print (resource wise) and not even as close as intrusive as Avast was so I went back to NOD32.  I learned a valuable lesson when with my "Avast Adventures" and that is not to pick an anti-virus program just because it has a I sounded like a pirate whenever I would say "Avast".

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I had Nod32 and it expired. I tried umpteen times to renew it and it failed. So I need a stop gap measure.

[Fulmar]

Once I have a virus completely penetrate my system with no real recourse other than formatting, I generally lose faith in an AV program.  Once in 2002 or so with Mcafee and 2+ years ago with Avast.  Both incidences yielded the AV program clueless that there was an infestation.

[columbus]

i run avast and malwarebyte's  i paid the 24.95 for the lifetime code to register it. and never had a problem. nothing is 100% but thats pretty much close to protection i can give myself. and i dont use IE

[Vulcan]

Avast and AVG are notorious for false positives. I used to laugh at people who told me how awesome AVG was when they switched from XYZ brand to AVG and suddenly found 50 virus's their previous AV didn't.