[PD] pd.exe as a virus

[Martin Peach]

Maybe it's because Pd opens a network connection to the wish application 
on the same machine and some antivirus programs think that's suspect, 
since for all they know the other program could be doing something 
nasty; they should really check that the other program is networking to 
the outside world but that would be too much work.

Martin

Ricardo Dueñas Parada wrote:
> Thanks for the answers, of course it is solved adding an exception to
> AVG. Just wanted to know if there was a reason maybe related to the
> executable.
> 
> I tried to add a FAQ entry, but I can´t find the "add FAQ" button. Of
> course I tried being logged in.
> 
> Ricardo.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 13 April 2010 10:08, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at> wrote:
>> 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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