Re: [Gimp-developer] Virus in Windows last version of GIMP ?

[Jehan Pagès <jehan marmottard gmail com>]

Hi,

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 8:50 PM,  <david vantyghem free fr> wrote:
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Michael Schumacher" <schumaml gmx de>
> À: gimp-developer-list gnome org
> Envoyé: Lundi 18 Novembre 2013 20:14:11
> Objet: Re: [Gimp-developer] Virus in Windows last version of GIMP ?
>
> On 18.11.2013 17:19, david vantyghem free fr wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I downloaded http://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.8/windows/gimp-2.8.8-setup.exe and installed on a Windows 
> > 2003 server.
> > Last version of ClamWin Portable detects a virus :
>
> > Attachments are discarded on this list.
> > You could submit the installer file to ClamAV to have them check it for
> > a false positive: http://cgi.clamav.net/sendvirus.cgi
>
> How do you know that it is not a true virus ? Perhaps it is a NSA Trojan ?

Well then if you send it to the ClamAV company, they can check. That's
the whole point of this page.
As they write on it, when you send a false positive, they would review
it to check if it is really a false positive or an actual virus. They
don't trust you on parole.
Regards,

Jehan

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