Re: [Mingw-users] virus detected at http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/

[Ramsés <ara...@ya...>]

this looks like a joke from the Avira developers
 
http://nomade.sourceforge.net


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De: bernd Kopf <bay...@ho...>
Para: min...@li...
Enviadas: Domingo, 14 de Agosto de 2011 7:05
Assunto: Re: [Mingw-users] virus detected at http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/


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> From: Dan...@gb... 
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> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:48:48 +0000 
> CC: min...@li... 
> Subject: [Mingw-users] virus detected at  
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/ 
>  
> Hi 
> My antivirus program AVIRA detected malware after I downloaded 
> * from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/ 
> * the suggested link 
>            "Looking for the latest version? Download  
> mingw-get-inst-20110802.exe" 
>  
> I had to setup my system again... Hopefully you can replace this link. 
> Best wishes 
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False positive.
The file is an installer. Such a file is often seen as a malware by antivirus using heuristic detection.

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=045658984f7d4ed5625fcd45c36e276453b4856c7cc11a1fa2cd16c986edc078-1313315426
                          
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