Greetings,
What likely happened:
This is what's called a false positive. It is the result of the current virus definitions being used in your AV client. Virus definitions are updated on a regular basis, they use something called heuristics. They use a list of know virus signatures as well as algorithms that look for and identify files or processes that exhibit virus like activity. Occasionally, these definitions can incorrectly identify a harmless file or process incorrectly. They aren't perfect and typically err on the side of caution. "Looks like a virus, acts like a virus, so might be a virus or malware". I better alert.
If you are visiting Canon USA, the chance of a hosted file being infected is extremely low. Low as in zero probability. Once you receive new virus definitions, its likely the same file will not be incorrectly flagged as potentially harmful.
Worth noting, if you are using Avira, they are one of the worst free AV solutions available and are known for false positive detections, privacy concerns and causing compatibility issues with your system.
~Rick
Bay Area - CA
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