could i've gotten a false positive from avg 2013

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by hugh750, May 2, 2013.

  1. hugh750

    hugh750 MajorGeek

    today while running a full scan on my hp dv6446us laptop (i have windows xp running on it) avg 2013 reported a corrupted file in mfc45.dll in windows 32 folder i sent a sample to avg for them to analyze, but i also ran malware bytes and microsoft safety scanner both did full scans but found nothing.
    could i have gotten a false positive from avg?:(
    plus i'm sorry if i posted in the wrong group.
     
    hugh750, May 2, 2013
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You said the file was corrupted! You did not say it was infected. If AVG is sayin corrupted ( which it probably is based on past history ) all I can say is a corrupted file does not necessarily mean it is infected. But my guess would be an issue with AVG. Not the first time. See >>http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-forums?sec=thread&act=show&id=163721
     
    chaslang, May 3, 2013
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  3. hugh750

    hugh750 MajorGeek

    i'm sorry if im resurrecting an old thread but ive stopped using system mechanic and had no more corrupted files so stay away from system mechanic pro
     
    hugh750, Jun 27, 2013
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  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Interesting. Perhaps it was related to their tweak to improve file write times. Tools like this are not recommend by any of us in the malware forum anyway! ;)
     
    chaslang, Jun 27, 2013
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