Avast detected malware on this page

Avast must be pretty good. Is it for PC only, or do they have it for Mac? (Last time I talked to Apple, they said you don't need antivirus on a Mac. But I wonder, with all the advances in malware, if that is still true.)
 
Avast is available for Mac. Earlier this year, my Mac was infected with adware and I finally called Apple support. They were great and recommended Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. After the install, it found a couple of infected folders. I run it every few days and haven't had a problem since.
 
Mike hosts his site on his home server, and Avast throws a false-positive for malware on it. He has been trying to get Avast to fix this bug forever. Set an exception in the Avast software and disable the Avast browser extension to view the site, or content hotlinked from it. It is safe to visit, and a terrific resource.
 
None of the scan engines on VirusTotal report anything suspicious. Avast does not deserve all that praise, it fails miserably on anything hosted within a dial-up range (including de-central cloud services like OwnCloud and Nextcloud).
 
Archiver said:
I run Avast antivirus among other things, and it detected malware on this page:

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=147939

The object in question was:

mikeeckman.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2014/12/ Yashicrop.jpg
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I tried Avast for awhile - their premium edition, not the freeware

I stopped using Avast after

1) Their user tracking policy became known

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984...ncomfortably-honest-about-tracking-users.html

2) Malware bytes picked up about half a dozen problems that Avast missed.
 
CameraQuest said:
I tried Avast for awhile - their premium edition, not the freeware

I stopped using Avast after

1) Their user tracking policy became known

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984...ncomfortably-honest-about-tracking-users.html

2) Malware bytes picked up about half a dozen problems that Avast missed.
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Funnily, the PC World article you linked to is for AVG, which is different from Avast?

Malwarebytes consistently declares that ioBit Advanced Systemcare is a Potentially Unwanted Program, and registers a number of false positives. I've used Malwarebytes before, and while it has rescued my computer a few times, I'm wary of what it is declaring to be malware that might not be the case.

If the Mike Eckman site is kosher, that's a relief. :)
 
Archiver said:
Funnily, the PC World article you linked to is for AVG, which is different from Avast?

Malwarebytes consistently declares that ioBit Advanced Systemcare is a Potentially Unwanted Program, and registers a number of false positives. I've used Malwarebytes before, and while it has rescued my computer a few times, I'm wary of what it is declaring to be malware that might not be the case.

If the Mike Eckman site is kosher, that's a relief. :)
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Iobit ripped off the Malwarebytes engine, a few years ago. What you see is karma.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/33217-iobit-theft-conclusion/
 
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