Antivirus starting to go off on MXS randomly?

[Jan0499]

My game's been running fine since I got it, but now all of the sudden my antivirus (Avast) is detecting MXS as a virus. It says "Win32:Evo-gen" or something similar. It's probably just a false alarm. I tried downloading the latest snapshot too and I got the same thing. Is anybody else getting this? I'm not sure how a file I've been using for the longest time randomly turns into a virus so I'm pretty sure everything's fine.

[Jan0499]

Sorry for double posting, but here's a picture of what I'm getting:

[pablius]

I have the same problem today and I delete the Avast antivirus...

[pablius]

Be careful because Avast send the mx.exe to the "antivirus box" (I don't know how it says in english) and if you don't restore the mx.exe you could lose the game.

[Brad Is Pinned]

Just buy a more popular one, like norton or mcafee
then you shouldn't get those problems.

[Pumaxcs]

I have Malwarebytes because its free but I haven't ran it but once or twice in my PC's two years.

[Jan0499]

I reported the file as not malicious (or something like that) and within 5 minutes, I got a notification that Avast virus databases had been updated and MXS worked.

[McLovin]

Yeah dude i had to delete avast before i could even re download the installer.

[motoman98]

I dont even think i have an anti virus software

[Gideon#67]

Defender ftw. Free, updates regularly and never any issues.

[Kording]

Microsoft Security Essantials works totaly fine for me. It is for free and your computer is save.

[Boblob801]

Defender ftw. Free, updates regularly and never any issues.

Oh gawd

[tyrm85]

Microsoft Security Essantials works totaly fine for me. It is for free and your computer is save.

Im with yah on this one!! I use it too.

[Servatis]

I'm not an expert on anti-virus programs. I don't like 'em, seem to cause more trouble than they are worth if you have half an inkling of what not to click on on the internet.
In fact I haven't run an Anti-virus program on my PC in the last 3 years.. haven't had a single virus (I do scan occaisionally).

Some would say I'm burning without core containment

Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for people taking my input as good advice.

[jlv]

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/antivirus/

• When it comes to computer security, he’s paranoid — and for good reason. He’s seen what the bad guys can do. But when he met with Wired at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, he said something surprising: He doesn’t use antivirus software.
  
  As it turns out, many of his security-minded peers don’t use it either. The reason: If someone is going to try and attack them, they’re likely to use a new technique, one that most antivirus products will miss. “If you asked the average security expert whether they use antivirus or not,” Grossman says “a significant proportion of them do not.”