avz download being blocked by Malwarebytes Browser Guard

[Gt-truth]

a security tool being blocked as of today I thinks , however the developer is also from Kaspersky company .

I will post an screenshot of the block .

 

[Porthos]

I am not seeing a block when I download from the official link at least not in the US.

Direct link is below.

http://media.kaspersky.com/utilities/ConsumerUtilities/avz5.exe

Checked Firefox and Chrome.

Edited July 2, 2020 by Porthos

[Gt-truth]

that is fine when you have downloading this tool from the KASPERSKY website . no any block when you grab it from Kspersky

but however .....

when you have to go to author/developer website to grab the avz utility from there then you’ll probably to seeing the block

the author/developer website is this

 

website : http://z-oleg.com

you will only see a download links for version 4 as exe and zip but the download link for version 5 of the avz is probably hidden from public .

Edited July 3, 2020 by Gt-truth

[exile360]

Just FYI, it is my understanding that AVZ was replaced by Kaspersky's own portable scanner, AVPTool and that AVZ hasn't been updated in several years.  I don't even think it was in development at all since Windows Vista or even XP.

If anyone knows better please feel free to correct me.

[Gt-truth]

not 100% sure but I think both AVZ utility and Kaspersky AVP tool both are A separate tool  , still !

 

however the developer of the avz tool he is also do working with Kaspersky lab staff . and his tool haven’t been updated for a while

also the avz tool has been integrated into Kaspersky’s products from so many years now . so the downloads form his website is still available .

most likely the last update was in 2019 when the avz utility version 5 is come out for download and therefore I see either no way for any hint for database update for 2020/nor software version for 2020

more information within the screenshot ,

 

 

[gonzo]

I need a specific URL that is to be whitelisted.  Once provided, I will test it and whitelist it if appropriate.

[Gt-truth]

here’s all link I have

http://z-oleg.com/avz5.exe
http://z-oleg.com/avz4.zip
http://z-oleg.com/avz4en.zip

 

[gonzo]

Thank you.  I whitelisted the site now that I know a consistent pattern and was able to test these files.  Please allow 15-30 minutes for changes to take effect.

[Gt-truth]

your welcome @gonzo

but hey Hello again ! 😇

it seem the author made some changes on his website (some downloads links "exe’s format" has been deleted and they are replaced with a zip one) , a new links to a zip version of the downloads also are blocked (old download for a zip are blocked again)

also the download page is now being blocked!

download page :

 http://z-oleg.com/secur/avz/download.php

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by Gt-truth

[gonzo]

I can see that I said I whitelisted it a year ago, yet I cannot find a whitelist entry.  Our researchers cannot find a reason for a malware block (which is the one I get when trying to download a specific file).  I CAN get to the page which you said was blocked, but it is blocked for another Malwarebytes user.

The site has been whitelisted. Please allow 15-30 minutes for changes to take effect. Make sure you clear your cache after that and try to access it as intended.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Please let me know if you encounter any more strangeness here.