false avast

crashvirus

hello I come to discover that avast has installed itself without is I suposse it's a fake avast but f-secure safe do not recoven like a virrus what to do in this case.

I just install BitTorrent in the 24 hours before fake avast but if nothing else that can tell me or know.

 

Simon

My guess is that you had some bundled software installed with the bittorrent client.  Whether this is legitimate could be questionable, but personally I would just uninstall both.

crashvirus

I downloaded bittorrent on bittorrent.com so I did not install a software with a bitterstrit client so I do not see anything else but I disintended avast and bittorrent.

Ukko

Hello,

 

I able to think that maybe Bittorrent installer was with certain bundle (offer) during installation steps.

 

For example, I randomly found analysis for uTorrent-installer (under one of websites like virustotal.com) where was visible that during installation it was pre-configured about offer for Lavasoft (?!), where Bittorent as partner. Since Lavasoft company (at least previously) also about security solutions -> maybe your experience was about Bittorrent/Avast friendship.

 

If it was not possible to uncheck such option (installing 'Avast') or Bittorent do not explain it good --> maybe possible to transfer this installer to F-Secure SAS:

https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-file

 

Because F-Secure Labs with certain policy about Potential Unwanted Applications:

https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/potentially-unwanted-applications

 

Thanks!

crashvirus

after an audit on my part it comes well the installer is can disable the instalation of avast

Ukko

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@crashvirus wrote:
after an audit on my part it comes well the installer is can disable the instalation of avast

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Sounds good!

 

But my reply probably it not solution. Because this reply:

https://community.f-secure.com/t5/F-Secure-SAFE/false-avast/m-p/100657/highlight/true#M17852

more valid for solution (described 'potential' reasons and 'potential' fix steps).

 

My reply only about addition feelings.