My virus scanner wants to block GW2

My virus scanner wants to block GW2

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Posted by: Bellando Mara.1285

Bellando Mara.1285

Is there something changed so much that my Avast virus scanner decided it needed to block it? Was very weird first when start up i get it and than when he wanted to start the gw2.exe its the same?

I added a exclusion for it but thought just to mention it here

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

Avast is notoriously over-aggressive, with games bearing the brunt of their false positives, especially MMOs, since the clients change with every update. (I’m guessing that their heuristics don’t take this into account.)

GW2 also bundles itself with an in-game browser (used to operate the TP, among other things) and this might be the specific trigger.

Please continue to report this sort of thing to both ANet and Avast (assuming you have the time and inclination) — both companies can use it to prevent this sort of thing. False positives tend to make people mistrust anti-malware and/or complacent about potential risks.

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

I’ve never had trouble with Avast. I thought it was that other virus-scanner that was so problematic.

Still, white-listing should solve any issues you may have.

Good luck.

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

I’ve never had trouble with Avast. I thought it was that other virus-scanner that was so problematic.

Still, white-listing should solve an issues you may have.

Good luck.

Some people never have trouble with Avast; I did all the time. (To be fair, it’s the same for every major anti-malware: they all have some blindspot that causes a problem for a small group.)

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Posted by: OGDeadHead.8326

OGDeadHead.8326

False positives are becoming a real issue these days. Developers of antivirus software really needs to step up their game. Tbh, they are causing more issues by themselves than the viruses they try to stop.

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