This is a harmless "hello world" type prog packed with FSG.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8052/wtfvl1.png

A packer that is as easy to unpack as UPX, gets identified as malware with no attempt made at unpacking, whereas the UPX-packed version gets unpacked (not shown) and scanned as clean?

Three ignorant antivirus softwares I'll never use nor recommend.

Your thoughts?

Actually they are four.

While on the subject..

Online malware scans - Comparison

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Online_antivirus_scans