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Re: LilyPond 2.19.52 identified as malware


From: Peter Toye
Subject: Re: LilyPond 2.19.52 identified as malware
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 11:33:32 +0000

Kaspersky seem to have updated their database. 2.19.52 installed OK this morning (UK time)

Peter
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www.ptoye.com

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Friday, December 16, 2016, 3:45:05 PM, you wrote:


David,

Kaspersky have told me that it's a false positive and it will be corrected in a couple of days. Phew! But Lilyponders should be aware of this, at least until Sunday.

Best regards,

Peter
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www.ptoye.com

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Thursday, December 15, 2016, 9:34:48 PM, you wrote:

> Peter Toye <
address@hidden> writes:

>> Trying to download and install LP 2.19.52. It seemed to install OK, in
>> the sense that a load of files went into the directory.

>> But when I tried to install it into Frescobaldi my anti-malware
>> program (Kaspersky) came up with a load or error messages and deleted
>> many of the files in the directory. A selection of the error messages
>> is below.

>> Has the repository been hacked?

>> 14.12.2016 22.04.45 File deleted when rolling back actions of
>> malicious program c:\program files
>> (x86)\lilypond2.19\usr\bin\_codecs_iso2022.dll Object: c:\program
>> files (x86)\lilypond2.19\usr\bin\_codecs_iso2022.dll Application name:
>> D:\PC Software\LilyPond\lilypond-2.19.52-1.mingw.exe Application path:
>> d:\pc software\lilypond\lilypond-2.19.52-1.mingw.exe Time: 14/12/2016
>> 22:04
>> 14.12.2016 22.04.45 File deleted when rolling back actions of
>> malicious program c:\program files
>> (x86)\lilypond2.19\usr\bin\_codecs_cn.dll Object: c:\program files
>> (x86)\lilypond2.19\usr\bin\_codecs_cn.dll Application name: D:\PC

> [...]

> At least those are not as far as I can imagine part of LilyPond.
> Wherever you got that installer, I would think it either got hacked
> itself, or some preexisting malware on your system took the opportunity
> of the installation to mess with it or with the download.

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