Thanks. What do you say isvery true, but there are other reasons.I'm thinking of changing the antivirus software.
Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> on behalf of Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2026 9:21:20 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible malware in GnuCash 3.14 for Windows On 1/17/2026 7:41 PM, Deb Boyce wrote: > Thanks for confirming that. I'll get the update tomorrow. Meanwhile i'm > seriously looking at replacing my antivirus next renewal cycle. > No matter what antivirus you choose to use it will sometimes give false positives (OR sometimes fail to identify a virus). It is IMPOSSIBLE to have an antivirus program that ALWAYS gave the correct answer. << just substitute "acts like a virus" for "fails to halt" in Turing's proof of "The Fundamental Theorem of Computation" >> Since a false positive is far less serious than failing to identify a real virus, all practical antivirus programs will be designed to err on that side. You can always temporarily turn off or "whitelist" (if that option is provided). Ability to "whitelist" is a feature you should want in choosing antivirus software. Michael D Novack _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
