false positive

[SaLSouL]

Hi,

Just joined and first post.

It appears that Mbam has found a packer in the tmp folder of avast_5 antivirus. my antivirus has not reported any items detect, I have checked Avasts logs and they dont showe any

I have posted the file & mbamlogs in /dev mode below

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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46

www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 4148

Windows 6.1.7600

Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385

27/05/2010 17:59:15

mbam-log-2010-05-27 (17-59-15).txt

Scan type: Quick scan

Objects scanned: 116653

Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 14 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0

Memory Modules Infected: 0

Registry Keys Infected: 0

Registry Values Infected: 0

Registry Data Items Infected: 0

Folders Infected: 0

Files Infected: 1

Memory Processes Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:

C:\Windows\Temp\_avast5_\unp71984549.tmp (Malware.Packer.Krunchy) -> No action taken. [9348B3FE165CE87C6AE8BCDBC382A660]

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hope this helps.

regards

Salsoul

unp71984549.zip

[nosirrah]

This is not an Avast file, it is a known issue with the way Avast deals with unpacking certain files :

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&h...q=&gs_rfai=

Clearing this temp folder should resolve this issue for our or any other security software.