Re: [Mingw-users] Fwd: Heur.AdvML.B comes up when I build an exe file

[Eli Z. <el...@gn...>]

> From: Stephen <ste...@nt...>
> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 16:38:21 +0000
> 
> Does anyone know why when I compile a file, the exe that it builds is 
> removed by Norton with the message that it has a "Heuristic Virus - 
> detection of a threat based on malware heuristics". I've scanned with 
> Norton and also Malwarebytes and both give me a clean PC. I am using 
> MinGW Product Version 0.6.2-beta-20131004-1 installed 31/12/2016 to my 
> PC. Any help would be appreciated by this very raw novice.

Report this to Norton as a false positive.  They might want a sample
of a program that causes this.