AVG AntiVirus Engine Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability (Win)

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  3. AVG AntiVirus Engine Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability (Win)
Summary
This host is installed with AVG AntiVirus Product Suite for Windows and is prone to Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker craft malwares in a crafted archive file and spread it across the network to gain access to sensitive information or cause damage to the remote system. Impact Level: System
Solution
Upgrade to the AVG Anti-Virus Scanning Engine build 8.5.323 http://www.avg.com/download
Insight
Error in the file parsing engine can be exploited to bypass the anti-virus scanning functionality via a specially crafted ZIP or RAR file.
Affected
AVG Anti-Virus prior to 8.5.323 AVG File Server Edition prior to 8.5.323 on Windows
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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