I ran avg on a win7 box and it didn't flag bitcoin.
Where did you download your source from?
Topic: AVG claims bitcoin is malware - page 2. (Read 5673 times)
Bitcoin client connect to irc to connect to other nodes if i am right
I too noticed some funny activities.
It asked permission to connect to 193.107.204.81 upon which my googling led to...
Though maybe it doesn't like the idea of IRC. Hmm.
It asked permission to connect to 193.107.204.81 upon which my googling led to...
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IP Address = 193.107.204.81
Threat Level = High
Threat Category = Malware Controller
Threat Description = Malware scan and infect source
Hostname = irc.lfnet.org
Service Provider = BLOCK FOR PI ASSIGNMENTS
Domain Name = IPAPER.COM
ASN Number = 50763
ASN Name = MCKAYCOM MCKAYCOM LTD
Network Speed = DSL
Country CC = UK
Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Region = -
City = -
Longitude = -4.47300004959106
Latitude = 54.1500015258789
Zipcode = -
TimeZone = +00:00
BestAnswer = 1
--------------- thank you for asking --------------------
IP Address = 193.107.204.81
Threat Level = High
Threat Category = Malware Controller
Threat Description = Malware scan and infect source
Hostname = irc.lfnet.org
Service Provider = BLOCK FOR PI ASSIGNMENTS
Domain Name = IPAPER.COM
ASN Number = 50763
ASN Name = MCKAYCOM MCKAYCOM LTD
Network Speed = DSL
Country CC = UK
Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Region = -
City = -
Longitude = -4.47300004959106
Latitude = 54.1500015258789
Zipcode = -
TimeZone = +00:00
BestAnswer = 1
--------------- thank you for asking --------------------
Though maybe it doesn't like the idea of IRC. Hmm.
Had to find out the hard way? 
AVG also detects your cracks and keygens for your pirated software, whats new?
That's because cracks and keygens are trojans, more often than not.
THis probably happens because botnets are probably distributing bitcoin in order to mine on zombie computers... and as a few people find the intrusion and send the unwanted files they found on their machine to AV labs for analysis, it results in bitcoin executables being flagged as malware.
just AVG being aggressive. Protection and convenience are 2 ends of the same teeter totter when it comes to computer safety. You give up one to get the other, inverse correlation.
Use Avira
AVG also detects your cracks and keygens for your pirated software, whats new?
The installer? The client? Which version? And what code is it giving you?
The client. It seems to be an evolving problem. I first had it happen with 0.032.21 win 32 as soon as I installed it.
Since I did not pay much attetnion to where I got it from I deleted it.
I then checked that installs were from sourceforge and installed 0.3.22 and had it happen again then I tried 0.3.23rc1 which I had been using upto today. Then I suddenly had it removed by AVG again.
I have now tried 0.3.23 win 32 and as yet have had no problem but I suspect I will.
http://dktec.biz/files/bitcoinAVG.jpg
http://dktec.biz/files/bitcoinAVG2.jpg
The installer? The client? Which version? And what code is it giving you?
Why is AVG antivirus claiming bitcoin is malware and deleting from my pc?
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