Thanks. I did install GIMP from the official/proper GIMP website. I think AVG just picked up on corrupted files, which linked to a generic message although there was no virus.
Sally -----Original Message----- From: Rick Strong [mailto:rnstr...@magma.ca] Sent: 07 July 2016 23:35 To: Steve Kinney Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org; Sally Davies Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP files - corrupted by generic virus? I have used Kaspersky for several years now and found it to be very, very good. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kinney Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 11:16 AM Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP files - corrupted by generic virus? On 07/07/2016 10:19 AM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: >> I would recommend uninstalling AVG and replacing it with Avast, as a >> first step in troubleshooting "generic" virus reports from AVG. >> Needless to say, download programs only from the websites of their >> original makers, etc. etc. > > It looks like Avast is replacing AVG with Avast: > http://venturebeat.com/2016/07/07/avast-acquires-rival-avg-for-1-3-billion-t o-create-a-security-software-giant/ I seem to recall something about AVG getting bought & sold a couple of times during the process of its deterioration. Last I heard Avast was still working tolerably well. I also hear good things about Kaspersky, but have never seen it in action. It's been a couple of years since I messed with any of the above, and then, only when cleaning out other people's machines. The problems all of the above attempt to control are unique to Microsoft products, and I ran out of practical uses for those a decade or so ago. :o) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
