You might be supprised as to how easy the transition might be to a modern (recent) Linux distribution.
At Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:10:58 +0000 Deb Boyce <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've considered going over to Linux for many reasons, but I haven't touched > that O/S in thirty years and about the only command I remember is "kill" and > the fact that slashes go the other way in the file paths. After fifty years > working in a DOS/Wintel environment, I'm afraid my brain may be too old to > make the switch at this point. ð > > Deb > > Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ________________________________ > From: Stephen Wiley <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2026 12:05:22 PM > To: Deb B <[email protected]> > Cc: Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <[email protected]>; > [email protected] <[email protected]>; Deb Boyce > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Spam] Re: [GNC] Possible malware in GnuCash 3.14 for Windows > > You are, at the end of the day, trusting these antivirus vendors to come > up with *patterns* to identify binary artifacts as clean or malicious. > > If your system is so important that you need this the appropriate thing > to do is to have people read *the source* and build the binaries from > that. This is how Linux distributions work. If your standards are low > enough that you're unwilling to demand that level of scrutiny then the > practical path forward is to disable your antivirus software which is > almost certainly going to get hung up on particulars output from > compilers and not intent. > > --Stephen > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 06:59:23PM +0000, Deb B wrote: > > So it does make sense to depend on Windows Defender, but I'm still left > > with Android and iOs devices to protect. > > > > Deb > > > > Sent from Outlook for > > Android<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2FAAb9ysg&data%7C02%7C%7Cc14ced37c9564d7eaaf808de56cceb34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639043635270304890%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LG%2B16Bnwitlp0Dir9S32wyR318Nz%2FSMajI%2FPxPc01j0%3D&reserved=0<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>> > > ________________________________ > > From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> > > on behalf of Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2026 10:50:26 AM > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Cc: Deb Boyce <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [GNC] Possible malware in GnuCash 3.14 for Windows > > > > > > Stan Brown > > Tehachapi, CA, USA > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrownmath.com%2F&data%7C02%7C%7Cc14ced37c9564d7eaaf808de56cceb34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639043635270322806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=R%2BTtX%2Bw%2FQb7scWzuilrgkNYzuuwu2Dkcvj%2FY1O6d5bI%3D&reserved=0<https://brownmath.com/> > > > > On 2026-01-18 09:47, Robert Heller wrote: > > > I don't (and never have) used MS-Windows, but videos I've seen on YouTube > > > suggest that most add-on antivirus software for *recent* versions of > > > MS-Windows are a waste of money. "Windows Defender" (which is build in to > > > revent versions of MS-Windows) does everything any MS-Windows user needs. > > > Almost all malware these days are phishing E-Mail and depend on esentially > > > socially engineering to get the user to visit some website to trick the > > > user > > > into revealing login credintials. Malware writers generally don't bother > > > much > > > with the clasic forms of malware these days. And yes, Windows Defender > > > will > > > probably flag legit versions of GnuCash, since GnuCash is not "signed" by > > > a > > > Microsoft supplied certificate. You will have to "whitelist" (whatever > > > that > > > entails) GnuCash. > > > > Both in Windows 10 and Windows 11 on my machines, the popup complaint > > about "unknown publisher" or similar has a "More info" link which is, > > let's say, quite poorly named. Actually, "More info" is what you must > > select to get to the "run anyway" or "install anyway" option. > > > > Here's how I know. The email program Betterbird, a fork of Mozilla > > Thunderbird, has much more frequent updates than GnuCash. As with > > GnuCash, it has no signing certificate. Every time, I get the prompt, > > click "More info" and then "install anyway," and I have no issues. > > > > I second what Robert Heller says about third-party antimalware being a > > waste of money on Windows 10 and 11 systems.(*) (Malwarebytes is an > > exception, but the free version is sufficient; you just have to remember > > to run it manually.) Windows Defender seems to do a fine job. We have > > had extensions about malware protection on the Windows 10 and Windows 11 > > Usenet newsgroups, and the consensus matches what Robert said. At this > > point, I agree, social engineering is a bigger threat than traditional > > malware, at least for people who stay away from sketchy websites and use > > common sense with email. Never open an attachment you weren't > > expecting, even if it purports to come from someone you know. > > > > (*) Avast is arguably malware, in a small way, since it inserts an > > advertisement for itself in the emails you send. This happens without > > your permission, and to stop it you must follow a procedure that is far > > from obvious. > > > > Stan Brown > > Tehachapi, CA, USA > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrownmath.com%2F&data%7C02%7C%7Cc14ced37c9564d7eaaf808de56cceb34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639043635270332805%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=t6qv6B4D%2F38b4suBcQ1uYnTWrBBWaq23PCAooosOTrI%3D&reserved=0<https://brownmath.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data%7C02%7C%7Cc14ced37c9564d7eaaf808de56cceb34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639043635270342345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6X9aSU5Ha1%2BlbOZ7sWRuT6LUmtCF7hUTw3IrucIUylo%3D&reserved=0<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://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data%7C02%7C%7Cc14ced37c9564d7eaaf808de56cceb34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639043635270352101%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X9zLD8gO1CC0yidrWWNYMGFceZ69HDtd%2F5AIBvGwBMQ%3D&reserved=0<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. > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services [email protected] -- Webhosting Services
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