Re: [h-e-w] Emacs 24.0.93 Pretest Windows Binaries published

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:48:48 -0500
> From: "Richard M. Heiberger" <address@hidden>
> Cc: Emacs-Devel devel <address@hidden>
> 
> I just downloaded and unzipped The Emacs 24.0.93 Pretest Windows Binaries
> 
> Symantec quarantined it with the message
> 
> Scan type: SONAR Scan
> Event: Security Risk Found!
> Security risk detected: Bloodhound.Sonar.9
> File: c:\emacs\emacs-24.0.93\bin\runemacs.exe
> Location: Quarantine
> Computer: STAT-RHEIBERGER
> User: rmh
> Action taken: Quarantine succeeded
> Date found: Thursday, February 02, 2012  7:40:31 PM
> 
> 
> My inclination is to believe emacs rather than symantec, but nonetheless I
> am checking with you.

You are right: this is a false alarm.  Let Symantec people know about
it, and ask them to get their act together.