[PD] pd.exe as a virus

[Ricardo Lameiro]

well, i can say that in a windows XP machine with Avast antivirus, Pd is not
recognized as a virus, but i had to add an exception to the firewall.

2010/4/14 Lorenzo <lsutton at libero.it>

>
>  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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