Please also keep in mind that this might be a positive-positive and a
sign of a deeper issue.

Thanks,

-- 
Raul

On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Mike Day <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks.  Buoyed up by Norman's reassurance I've just tried downloading
>
> jqt-win-x86.zip
>
> Avast proudly came up with its red window,  though I haven't managed to
> screen-capture it.
>
> I've submitted a false-positive report to Avast support, mentioning Eric,
> Chris and Norman as developers and sources of information in case they need
> to follow up.  I hope they don't bother you too much.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 11/07/2013 00:45, Norman Drinkwater wrote:
>>
>> I ran the most recent jqt-win-x86.zip file through virscan.org and it came
>> up clean. Same for the 64-bit zip.
>>
>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 6:30 PM, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> You'll have to wait to hear from Norman or Chris on this.  I do
>>> not have any anti-virus software installed.
>>>
>>> Чт, 11 июл 2013, Mike Day писал(а):
>>>>
>>>> Yes,  I know.  I think many people suffered a year or two ago from
>>>> false positives on R or some other similarly useful and pervasive s/w
>>>> .... but it's best to have advice from a J Oracle or Guru such as
>>>> yourself or Chris or indeed Bill.
>>>>
>>>> There doesn't seem to be much interesting material about evo-gen
>>>> apart from others grumbling about false positives re this virus on
>>>> other common software.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for a quick reply!
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/07/2013 23:48, Eric Iverson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You'll have to wait to hear from Chris or Bill on this.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had Avast false positives so there isn't necessarily a problem.
>>>>> But better safe than sorry.
>>>>>
>>>>> Google on evo-gen and whatever else it had to say might be interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Mike Day <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My talk-like-a-pirate AVAST virus-checker has just put jqt.exe into
>>>>>> its
>>>>>> "dead-man's chest", considering it a threat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Avast suspects it of carrying this infection: Win32: Evo-gen
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After Avast had secured jqt.exe in its chest,  I reran jconsole with
>>>>>> install'qtide' to reinstate a "clean" copy.
>>>>>> Avast then objected to the download file,
>>>>>> http://jsoftware.com/download/jqt/jqt.exe;  so it's not my machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now,  I don't THINK it's corrupted.  Please reassure me it isn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FWIW,
>>>>>>    JVERSION   NB. running in Jconsole
>>>>>> Engine: j701/2011-02-23/15:25
>>>>>> Library: 8.01.012
>>>>>> Platform: Win 32
>>>>>> Installer: j801 beta install
>>>>>> InstallPath: c:/d/j801-32
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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