420 Threats

[hungry]

Okay, so I am checking my usual websites when all of a sudden my avast goes nuts. Every site I go to warns me of threats. After 6 to 8 times, I go to update and run a scan of avast. It will not let me update. So I shut down and run a scan. It comes up with 420 threats. So I move them to the vault. I then restart, update, run a scan, and no problems. Then I run malwares and nothing, How wierd is this? Should I be worried?

 

[WoodPeckr]

Running M$ you always have to worry but it looks like your AV caught it. Just make sure your AV is fully updated because threats are only increasing. No AV is perfect. They all get hit at times. Everyone of them. Been using Avast since 2006 and am happy with it along with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Windows.

Always worrying about attacks and being on guard is part and parcel of running Windows. I got tired of all this and this was the main reason for dumping Windows for FREE Linux over 4 years ago. I still run M$, usually to update stuff but my main OS is Linux now. Linux is far more secure. Have not had any attack or malware since going to Linux. There are no endless AV/spyware/malware scans to run. You just turn your PC on, do whatever, then leave when done and don't worry about a thing, like PC was meant to be used! You have no need to worry about any of that nasty stuff M$ peeps have to worry about all the time.

 

[basketcase]

420 threats? Someone threatening to get high?

 

[cancowboy2001]

Avast screwed up their definition file - if you get the next update it should correct itself.

Virus definition update 110411-1 contained an error that resulted in a good number of innocent sites being flagged as infected. Generally, all sites with a script in a specific format were affected.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/12/avast_update_snafu/

 

[hungry]

Avast screwed up their definition file - if you get the next update it should correct itself.


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/12/avast_update_snafu/

That makes sense, thanks for posting!

 

[pjoe43]

I use Avast and never noticed this. Avast updates every time you boot up so it must have taken care of that.