Virus detected in battle.net folder?

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Hey all,

I was playing Wc3 custom games and my virus software went off and deleted 2 battle.net files, saying they were malware.

The files in question were:
Removing "C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\.Battle.net Launcher.exe.482.18428.temp...#(PX5: CFD166A3908A6A433B8803DA8579E20094A92FA1 - MD5: F1943B00506FA28A53900E32D256CFE3"

And:
Removing "C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\.Battle.net Launcher.exe.885.18428.temp...#(PX5: CFD166A3908A6A433B8803DA8579E20094A92FA1 - MD5: F1943B00506FA28A53900E32D256CFE3"

Is this a false positive? I find it strange that the moment i joined a custom lobby, this popped. Is there anyway for custom lobby hosts to send malware to you? Is WC3 custom games peer-to-peer?

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Every time I start Battle.net I get a malware notification and the temp files are put into quarantine. I sent a message to tech support and have not received an answer. Do I let them pass, is it a false malware notice? I don’t know.