Re: [R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

And the installed Rgui.exe in 2.6.2 is 10240 bytes, which is their most common file size. They also say (fill in your own comments...): RGUI.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior(s): * Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols * This Process

Re: [R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

Nordlund Bothell, WA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Plate Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 2:30 PM To: Peter Dalgaard Cc: R help forum; Philippe Grosjean Subject: Re: [R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!) And the installed

[R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

After a search session in Google, I found this page: http://www.prevx.com/filenames/X1993788672854780728-0/RGUI.EXE.html which classifies Rgui.exe (clearly stated as R for Windows GUI front-end) in a database of virus, spyware and malware! No comments! Philippe Grosjean

Re: [R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

Of course it's a virus. Once you catch the virus, you feel this rush, this fever to abandon all other statistical packages. On a more serious note, though, the size of the RGUI.exe file as reported in the webpage is not even near close to the actual size of the R distribution exe pack. I

Re: [R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

Ioannis Dimakos wrote: Of course it's a virus. Once you catch the virus, you feel this rush, this fever to abandon all other statistical packages. On a more serious note, though, the size of the RGUI.exe file as reported in the webpage is not even near close to the actual size of the R