Virus(?)

Need_Map_Help

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So, I was downloading Source SDK today to run Valve Batch Compiler Tool(I usually run Hammer from TF2's bin folder) and Avast blocked some suspect file. Is it a virus or am I being stupid because Steam is a trusted service?
 

Startacker!

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Jun 15, 2013
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It isn't a virus, just a false positive.
 

Crowbar

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Dec 19, 2015
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Unless the executables have actually been corrupted by an actual virus, in which case yeah, you're running risks.
I think we can trust Steam itself to have no malware.