On Dec 12, 2014 9:00 AM, <tom.wz9u@gmail.com> wrote:
> (That does of course presume that the user trusts CHIRP to remain virus-free.)

Being open source, Chirp is pretty easy to audit.

This is not the first time Avast has incorrectly categorized popular software as a virus. It's an automated system. My guess is they don't have the resources to appropriately deal with issues like this as quickly as bigger companies like Symantec.

Tom KD7LXL