AVG Threat Secured

[a_carignan]

Hi, I have a problem with AVG's verus detection with software compiled with Pure Basic.
Avg Quarantine Test Software, Why?
Here is an image of the error.
the code is the following
For k = 1 TB 7
   Debug StringField ("I am a string containing fields", k, "")
Next

it happens to me randomly, depending on the mood of AVG. It started a few months ago and it is becoming more and more problematic.

Here is the image of the error.



Thank you for your help.

[wombats]

You can report it to AVG as a false positive: https://www.avg.com/en-ww/false-positive-file-form

[RSBasic]

the code is the following
For k = 1 TB 7
Debug StringField ("I am a string containing fields", k, "")
Next

Is it just this code or more code?
If only these 3 lines, then your executable file is too small and suspicious. For example, use UsePNGImageDecoder(), you should get less false positives.

[NicTheQuick]

Just uninstall your virus protection. If you brain.exe is working you don't need them. And if you want to publish your program you can test it with virustotal.com and send a False-Positive to the company which finds your program suspicious.

[a_carignan]

The code I copied is what caused the error displayed in the image I added to my post. This kind of error is a problem that is more and more recurrent and it annoys me each time to declare a false positive. Especially that there is a test software that I can not test because of this quarantine. I know that I can put directories in exception. But, put the temporary directory in exception, I have doubts. The error exists only when I compile the software in x86 version under a Windows 10 in 64 bits. The 64-bit version does not create the same problem.
Replace AVG Anteiverus with Brain, exe asks for reflection.
Thank you for your suggestions.

[Dude]

Don't put the entire temp directory in exception; just put PureBasic_Compilation0.exe as an exception. (And 1, 2, 3 even).

[a_carignan]

Thanks for the exception stuff for a file. That works well. Replacing the 0 with an "*" allowed all the software to automatically create PureBasic as an exception.
Like this PureBasic_Compilation * .exe.
This does not explain why more and more software is perceived as a positive thing, but it does get around the problem.

[Trond]

In the compiler options, check "create temporary executable in the source directory", then add that to the exceptions.

Also, report the false positive.

[Dude]

This does not explain why more and more software is perceived as a positive

Well, the AV companies need to "prove" that they're catching malware where there's really none, right? Otherwise people will stop paying for "protection".

[NicTheQuick]

The bigger the program the better the heuristics and vice versa.

[VB6_to_PBx]

This does not explain why more and more software is perceived as a positive

Well, the AV companies need to "prove" that they're catching malware where there's really none, right? Otherwise people will stop paying for "protection".

that's exactly the very same thoughts i have about AV companies

a few Days ago i submitted my 7080KB EXE to Virus Total
and only 1 AV flagged it as a Virus , and it was a AV company i've never heard of in that Virus Total List... so thats looking pretty good so far !

a couple of years ago i did a Hello World tiny VB6 EXE and it was flagged by a bunch of AV 's as a Virus

[Dude]

a few Days ago i submitted my 7080KB EXE to Virus Total
and only 1 AV flagged it as a Virus

Just make sure you check the same exact exe again a week, and even two weeks, later. You can't rely on the initial VirusTotal results because it updates their results constantly. I've seen VirusTotal report that my exe is clean on the first upload, but then have over 30 malware matches a week later when it was rescanned (with the same file hash!). Something to be aware of.

[a_carignan]

I put my programming directory as an exception, which circumvents the problem. But I feel that the more exception, the less I am protected.

[a_carignan]

This does not explain why more and more software is perceived as a positive

Well, the AV companies need to "prove" that they're catching malware where there's really none, right? Otherwise people will stop paying for "protection".

Is good, in addition it is credible