[Gimp-user] Virus

[susanem <forums gimpusers com>]

> This is because both methods get you the same file - the torrent is
> set
> up to use various mirror servers as web seeds.
>
> The initial anti-virus reports have been a common sight for years, and
> are due to the fact that antivirus software is at least partially
> based
> on whitelists and more recently on reputation-based scores, meaning
> users of the antivirus software can report whether they consider a
> file
> trustworthy (this is the "FileRep" or "Reputation" 'virus' reports you
> might see popping up).
>
> And yes, this means people can attempt to poison such scores.
>
> There more on that here:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/GIMP/comments/8fputy/was_gimp_hacked_and_replaced_by_malware/
> It's likely that your AV software is now preventing you from doing
> anything with the file, including to delete it. You should update it
> to
> make sure that the false positive is gone.

Many thanks for your reply Muchael. I have managed to get rid of the file. I ran
Windows Malicious Software removal too then cleaned the machine again and
rebooted. Then I was able to delete the file.

My AVG is always kept bang up to date adn I will add the GIMP site to it's
whiltelist adn have another go at the download
Regards
Susan

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