Does Flock contain a trojan?
My antivirus AVGfree indicates that the download of Flock contains a trojan. What's with that?
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Hey Bluewatercool,
Thanks for reporting this.
We've been in contact with AVG, and they have confirmed that the issue is on their side. Flock does not have a trojan. AVG is falsely detecting Flock as having a Trojan, and they promise that this false positive will be removed in the next Definitions update.
Here's the email:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately, the current virus database version may detect the mentioned virus on some legitimate applications. We can confirm that it is a false alarm. We would like to inform you that the false positive will be removed in the next Definitions update. Please update your AVG and if a new Definitions update was downloaded, check whether the file is still detected.
If you need to restore deleted files from AVG Virus Vault you can do it this way:
- Open AVG user interface.
- Choose 'Virus Vault' option from the 'History' menu.
- Locate the file that was incorrectly removed and select it (one click).
- Click on the 'Restore' button.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
-AVG Technical Support"
Thanks for your patience folks, let me know if you have any trouble with the instructions above.
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
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Inappropriate?Hey Bluewatercool,
Thanks for reporting this.
We've been in contact with AVG, and they have confirmed that the issue is on their side. Flock does not have a trojan. AVG is falsely detecting Flock as having a Trojan, and they promise that this false positive will be removed in the next Definitions update.
Here's the email:
"Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately, the current virus database version may detect the mentioned virus on some legitimate applications. We can confirm that it is a false alarm. We would like to inform you that the false positive will be removed in the next Definitions update. Please update your AVG and if a new Definitions update was downloaded, check whether the file is still detected.
If you need to restore deleted files from AVG Virus Vault you can do it this way:
- Open AVG user interface.
- Choose 'Virus Vault' option from the 'History' menu.
- Locate the file that was incorrectly removed and select it (one click).
- Click on the 'Restore' button.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
-AVG Technical Support"
Thanks for your patience folks, let me know if you have any trouble with the instructions above.
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com
The company says
this solves the problem
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How with the agnitum reported? detect the flock as a trojan like AVG before -
Hey cmplk8d,
Do you have AVG virus database version 270.10.15/1922? That's the version they said will fix the issue. It may not be out yet.
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com -
Inappropriate?Another updated from AVG:
"in AVG virus database version 270.10.15/1922, which is already in
testing period and should be released in one hour if pass all tests."
Evan Hamilton
Flock Community Ambassador
evan at flock dot com -
Inappropriate?i personally like avast anti virus the best, I have never had any problems with it and best of all, it's FREE!!!
I’m happy
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I've been using avast! for a few years and never had a problem with it. Free is good. -
Inappropriate?Evan thanks for your reply. I just checked and the new download was available and I have downloaded it and get a clean reading for Flock.
Thanks for you help!
I’m appreciative
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Glad to hear it!
-Evan -
Inappropriate?Hallelujah and Amen! I am Flocking once again!! Thanks very much for all the assistance!!
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?Agnitum Outpost security Suite detected the flock as a trojan like avg Before
I’m confused
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