Re: [bug #63489] Firefox says download is malware, virus total positive results

[Joe]

Firefox is quick! This has often happened to me when unzipping the download. One file had a similar set of bytes to a known virus but as data, not an executable.

Joe

On 8 Dec 2022 12:05 pm, Richard Shann <INVALID.NOREPLY@gnu.org> wrote:

Update of bug #63489 (project denemo):

                  Status:                    None => Need Info             
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                

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Follow-up Comment #1:

It is overwhelmingly likely that these are the usual false positives that
virus detectors make. (I say that because the files are generated avoiding the
use of any proprietary operating systems/software which would make an attack
extremely "niche").
Unless you can find the program misbehaving in some way there is nothing to do
- these virus detector companies are not in my experience in the business of
worrying much about false positives unless they involve popular software
backed by companies who might sue them!
You may see earlier, similar, reports - but no actual malware has ever been
reported on the executables on denemo.org



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