Am 04.03.2018 um 16:13 schrieb Uwe Stöhr:
Please test and report back also if your virus software (update its virus definitions before) again finds something.
Emile, can you please do me the favor and: 1. uninstall MiKTeX 2. install MiKTeX using the latest MiKTeX installer: http://ctan.space-pro.be/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/setup/windows-x86/basic-miktex-2.9.6615.exe Does your virus scanner shout? thanks and regards Uwe