Seems probable that libuv has "infected" several viruses, rather than the reverse, possibly leading to a higher rate of false positives? Safest bet though, as always, is perhaps just to build it yourself as part of your app.
On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 11:34 AM 'Sebastien Diot' via libuv < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've "discovered" libuv recently, and wanted to install the pre-built > Windows version on my PC, to see if I can use it for my app. > > As a safety precaution, I checked the files on https://www.virustotal.com. > Unfortunately, all the following files were flagged as "infected" by > multiple anti-viruses: > > > - libuv-x86-v1.18.0.build20.exe > > <https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/9cdbbf4ac01d6d338eeace2c2a7a13bdb51ad86ae8e9819ac0cb13fa10c0d1d8/detection> > - libuv-x64-v1.18.0.build20.exe > > <https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/d3a4ccf40b40bdf840a390eda5a691e36377cb568df2fa9144a5a442b728eca4/detection> > - libuv-x86-v1.17.0.build19.exe > > <https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/079d1305ff53d1620b70887c9ab54f130ee0291ce6ef969cdc274d23351ecc8c/detection> > - libuv-x64-v1.17.0.build19.exe > > <https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/0d8a46fa43b5823a5367b5a4ec7f2a75ae678d747db34b9afa4ca3ed92bf83e0/detection> > > I haven't gone farther back. Assuming the binaries are safe, maybe you > could try to submit them to the appropriate anti-virus as "false positives"? > > > One detection might be a fluke, but 3 is rather more than I'm comfortable > with... > > > Regards, > > Sebastien Diot > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "libuv" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/libuv. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "libuv" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/libuv. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
