Avast Malware Pixeldrain

[Drumbeat]

This has been happening for the past few days when I attempt to download a recording from Pixeldrain...

 

 

[PowerMusic]

And when you turn of the Avast web shield? What happens then?

 

I have no problem with the url here!

11 augustus 2019 bewerkt door PowerMusic

[Juul]

Ik ook niet.  No problem.

 

OSX High Sierra  10.13.6

[Drumbeat]

Thanks PowerMusic and Juul,

There was a problem with Avast. It wouldn't even allow me to switch off its web shield, so I uninstalled the software and reinstalled, and now it is allowing access to Pixeldrain.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply.

11 augustus 2019 bewerkt door Drumbeat

[Fornax]

I have sent an e-mail to Avast to see if we can get this sorted out. I have not received malware reports from any other parties, nor have I detected any malware or suspicious bandwidth on the servers. I assume this is just a false alarm.

[PowerMusic]

Kreeg zojuist een melding over weer een probleem met een virusscanner die Pixeldrain blokkeerde! Ik meld het maar even.

citaat: Dank voor het melden! 🙂 Daarmee is het probleem gelijk verholpen, heb het webshield even uitgeschakeld om te kunnen downloaden. AVG werkt ineens niet meer mee, geen idee waarom niet. 

12 augustus 2019 bewerkt door PowerMusic

[Drumbeat]

Oh dear, Avast is blocking Pixeldrain again. The only way around this is to add Pixeldrain's https address to the 'excluded servers'  in Avast's web shield preferences.

PowerMusic, interesting to note another anti-virus is blocking Pixeldrain. Switching off web shields is risky, but maybe AVG, like Avast, also has a setting whereby the user can exclude it from checking Pixeldrain, though this may still be risky.

Fornax, I have  also contacted Avast by sending them a 'report a false detection' notice.

12 augustus 2019 bewerkt door Drumbeat

[Fornax]

Thanks Drumbeat, this will help a great deal.

 

It makes sense that AVG has also blocked pixeldrain.. they're owned by Avast. They also have exactly the same false positive form on their site Please login or register to see this link.

 

 

[Omnivoor]

Mijn (gratis) Avast is ook de culprit. Ook effe uitgezet en pixel loopt weer als een trein !!

[Drumbeat]

7 uur geleden zei Fornax:

Thanks Drumbeat, this will help a great deal.

 

It makes sense that AVG has also blocked pixeldrain.. they're owned by Avast. They also have exactly the same false positive form on their site Please login or register to see this link.

 

 

Hi Fornax,

Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, according to Avast, there IS a malware problem at Pixeldrain. See below for the response I have received from Avast.

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone!

According to an email I have received from Avast, there IS a malware problem at Pixeldrain.  The malware detection seems to be correct (see attached image).

 

 

 

 

13 augustus 2019 bewerkt door Drumbeat

[hans558]

Ik krijg nu ook een melding van AVG,,,,,,

[Fornax]

I got the same response. But they're still not telling me what the problem is. I'll just keep sending mails.

[Fornax]

I'm currently in contact with an Avast technical support contact. We're working it out.

[Drumbeat]

1 uur geleden zei Fornax:

I'm currently in contact with an Avast technical support contact. We're working it out.

OK Fornax, hope the problem can be sorted out.

[Fornax]

Avast has confirmed to me that the problem should be solved now!

[Juul]

Waarom  heb ik dat "gelukkig" niet op m'n MAC ?

[Drumbeat]

As I type this, Avast appears to be allowing access to Pixeldrain via the links on this website. However, go directly to Pixeldrain (without clicking any links in this forum) and Avast is still blocking it. Strange behaviour!

7 uur geleden zei Fornax:

I'm currently in contact with an Avast technical support contact. We're working it out.

 

14 augustus 2019 bewerkt door Drumbeat