[PD] pd.exe as a virus

[Lorenzo]

> 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.
But I must say this has never happened to me from the antivirus. What 
did happen on some 'fresh' windows (XP) installs is that you got get the 
dumb windows firewall warning to which you simply add an exception.

I guess it would also be good to file a false-positive notification to 
the antivirus vendor.

Lorenzo

>
> 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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