[PD] pd.exe as a virus

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Since this question comes up every couple months, it would be great to  
have a FAQ entry on it.  Could a Windows user take it on?

http://puredata.info/docs/faq

.hc

On Apr 6, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Lorenzo wrote:

> Hello Colet,
>
> colet.patrice at free.fr wrote:
>> Hello Lorenzo,
>>
>>  do you have something like this in your computer:
>>
>> Program Files\Pop up Blocker\pd.exe
>>
> Actually I do not suffer that problem myself anyway I imagine the  
> original sender will find the information useful.
>
> Lorenzo.
>
>> ?
>>
>>
>>  Or maybe Pd.exe has entered into virus database because
>> ----- Mail Original -----
>> De: "Ricardo Lameiro"<ricardolameiro at gmail.com>
>> À: "Lorenzo"<lsutton at libero.it>
>> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
>> Envoyé: Mercredi 31 Mars 2010 17h53:46 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam /  
>> Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
>> Objet: Re: [PD] pd.exe as a virus
>>
>>
>> It will be a lame answer if you need to fix all the windows  
>> computers that i fix, because people use windows. Call it what you  
>> want.
>> But linux just is safer. this is no a go away, but a open your eyes  
>> warning i gave....
>> and yes, PD works better in linux where you believe it or not
>>
>>
>> 2010/3/31 Lorenzo<  lsutton at libero.it>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ricardo Lameiro wrote:
>>
>>
>> you should try to move into linux, its safer and pd works better in  
>> it :D
>> Yes and that's the typical lame answer that puts off people from  
>> even trying linux, and it also sounds so.. uhm.. mac :(
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> No dia 30 de Março de 2010 23:23, Ricardo Dueñas Parada<  rduenasp at gmail.com 
>> >  escreveu:
>>
>>
>> Hi, I´m recently being adviced that pd.exe is a virus, exactly with
>> AVG antivirus, do you know the reason for that?
>> As someone suggested it might be a false positive.. Try and look  
>> into what message it gives and maybe contacting the AVG people or  
>> writing to community.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Lorenzo.
>>
>>
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