Avast detecting HTML Script inf on most websites

[fillup]

Anyone else having this problem? Most of the websites I try to access are being detected as infected. Avast Free 6.0.1044. Virus Def 110411-1

 

[mrobjo]

I am having same problem on pc and laptop,have uninstalled it for now,also cannot get on avast website,they have big problems i think.

 

[mitchell64]

Anyone else having this problem? Most of the websites I try to access are being detected as infected. Avast Free 6.0.1044. Virus Def 110411-1

Same here, must be a definitions problem as i disabled updates on my laptop before connecting to the net & it is ok.

Avast forums appears to be down as well.

EDIT: If you disable just the "Web Shield" component from Avast control panel in the mean time until things are sorted it gets you up & running.

This still leaves you with "Network & File" shields

 

[DaRonRon]

Im having this too right now! In fact i was about to post a thread regarding this.. so i guess this means we're not really getting malware right? False alarm i'd imagine.

 

[Fayla]

Maybe they got site jacked and the perpetrators put out a bad update after gaining control? So the Avast owners took their site offline to rectify the issue? BUT that's just a shot in the dark by my imagination.

Anyone else having this problem? Most of the websites I try to access are being detected as infected. Avast Free 6.0.1044. Virus Def 110411-1

Same here, must be a definitions problem as i disabled updates on my laptop before connecting to the net & it is ok.

Avast forums appears to be down as well.

 

[mrobjo]

Have looked in a few forums,and lots people with same problem,apparently avast are trying to fix the problem.

 

[DBone]

No problem here. However, I did a custom install and I only have the File shield, Web Shield, Network Shield and Behavior Shield installed, with no WebRep.

Which shield is preventing access?

 

[Hopalong X]

I have Avast Internet Security. It has the firewall.

All mine is blocking is Flash enclosed ads and connections. I was on Miniclip with Chrome set to block all incoming cookies and ads. I totally clear the cache when done.

Anyway it was blocking tracking cookies and adware/malware coming from Miniclip and thru the Flash game.
That is the way I have it set so that shows it was working to me.

Everything is good on this forum. No problems.

Avast site is up and works fine for me.

 

[Corrine]

From avast! antivirus | Facebook

110411-2 UPDATE IS OUT! PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DATABASE.

 

[mitchell64]

From avast! antivirus | Facebook

110411-2 UPDATE IS OUT! PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DATABASE.

All sorted, thank you Corrine

 

[RoboticBuddy]

Thank you for notifying us, Corrine. avast! is now working properly.

The "HTML:Script-inf" was just a false-positive, correct?

 

[Corrine]

You're welcome.

Yes, it was a false/positive, RoboticBuddy.

 

[Airbot]

Another article from their blog - False positive issue with virus defs 110411-1

 

[Corrine]

The comments in the blog article are interesting. Someone posted there that Avast detected move than 30,000 files as malware and the person allowed the removal. Wouldn't you think an "ordinary person" would get suspicious if an update suddenly showed that many infected files and do some investigation?

 

[Airbot]

You would think..

 

[Corrine]

Ah, yes, the key -- think!