Another false positive virus threat? ff_vfw.dll

[terrypin]

I haven't had any threats for months and now TWO within a week! The previous was VideoReDoPlus-2-1-1-413.exe, which Avira Labs confirmed a day or so ago was a false positive, as I reported here.

This latest one is part of FFDshow: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ff_vfw.dll

My Anitvir Personal has just reported that it "Contains a recognition pattern of the (harmful) BDS/Bot.111287 back-door program"

Yet it's been on my HD for ages.

I've sent it to Avira Labs by email as a ZIP for analysis.

Virus Total online shows it as OK for all 41 programs, including Avira AntiVir, version 7.9.1.154, update 2010.01.27

Darned if I can see how that can be contradicted by Antivir Personal (free), which was updated this morning as usual.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[mh2360]

Avira seems to be getting a little too "paranoid" for me as well.

Might be time to find an alternative.