IDP Generic Threat Detected by Avast on the Demo

[Lord_Reavous]

Not sure why this happened or what specific threat was detected but Avast quarantined an executable.

[CloudyChai]

I'm not sure why it happens either, but you're welcomed to run the file through https://www.virustotal.com/ if you're worried :)

[TamanduaGirl]

It's a common issue. Steam's support page used to recommend turning off virus protection while gaming but they changed to avoid being liable if something does slip through.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5F3D-1477-AFF9-C4F3

More info

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1F39-DCB4-FF28-5748

I've seen it a ton. Even happens with bigger, well known games, that have been around a long time.

Virus protection kind of just makes guesses based on what info they have on past malware.

[Lord_Reavous]

Ah thanks for the replies. I'll look into it. Thx.

[Ryterex]

I also have Avast and that happens from time to time. I add the file that gets quarantined from this game to the exceptions. Avast sometimes is a little too trigger happy, but it's good to ask to keep your computer safe. I can assure you that Sunnyside is safe to add to the exceptions. Hope this helps!