well, i can say that in a windows XP machine with Avast antivirus, Pd is not recognized as a virus, but i had to add an exception to the firewall.
2010/4/14 Lorenzo <lsut...@libero.it> > > Maybe it's because Pd opens a network connection to the wish application >> on the same machine and some antivirus programs think that's suspect, since >> for all they know the other program could be doing something nasty; they >> should really check that the other program is networking to the outside >> world but that would be too much work. >> > But I must say this has never happened to me from the antivirus. What did > happen on some 'fresh' windows (XP) installs is that you got get the dumb > windows firewall warning to which you simply add an exception. > > I guess it would also be good to file a false-positive notification to the > antivirus vendor. > > Lorenzo > > >> Martin >> >> Ricardo Dueñas Parada wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the answers, of course it is solved adding an exception to >>> AVG. Just wanted to know if there was a reason maybe related to the >>> executable. >>> >>> I tried to add a FAQ entry, but I can´t find the "add FAQ" button. Of >>> course I tried being logged in. >>> >>> Ricardo. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13 April 2010 10:08, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> wrote: >>> >>>> Since this question comes up every couple months, it would be great to >>>> have >>>> a FAQ entry on it. Could a Windows user take it on? >>>> >>>> http://puredata.info/docs/faq >>>> >>>> .hc >>>> >>>> On Apr 6, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Lorenzo wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Colet, >>>>> >>>>> colet.patr...@free.fr wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Lorenzo, >>>>>> >>>>>> do you have something like this in your computer: >>>>>> >>>>>> Program Files\Pop up Blocker\pd.exe >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually I do not suffer that problem myself anyway I imagine the >>>>> original >>>>> sender will find the information useful. >>>>> >>>>> Lorenzo. >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Or maybe Pd.exe has entered into virus database because >>>>>> ----- Mail Original ----- >>>>>> De: "Ricardo Lameiro"<ricardolame...@gmail.com> >>>>>> À: "Lorenzo"<lsut...@libero.it> >>>>>> Cc: pd-list@iem.at >>>>>> Envoyé: Mercredi 31 Mars 2010 17h53:46 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / >>>>>> Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne >>>>>> Objet: Re: [PD] pd.exe as a virus >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It will be a lame answer if you need to fix all the windows computers >>>>>> that i fix, because people use windows. Call it what you want. >>>>>> But linux just is safer. this is no a go away, but a open your eyes >>>>>> warning i gave.... >>>>>> and yes, PD works better in linux where you believe it or not >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2010/3/31 Lorenzo< lsut...@libero.it> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ricardo Lameiro wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> you should try to move into linux, its safer and pd works better in it >>>>>> :D >>>>>> Yes and that's the typical lame answer that puts off people from even >>>>>> trying linux, and it also sounds so.. uhm.. mac :( >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> No dia 30 de Março de 2010 23:23, Ricardo Dueñas Parada< >>>>>> rduen...@gmail.com> escreveu: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, I´m recently being adviced that pd.exe is a virus, exactly with >>>>>> AVG antivirus, do you know the reason for that? >>>>>> As someone suggested it might be a false positive.. Try and look into >>>>>> what message it gives and maybe contacting the AVG people or writing >>>>>> to >>>>>> community. >>>>>> >>>>>> All the best, >>>>>> Lorenzo. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> "[W]e have invented the technology to eliminate scarcity, but we are >>>> deliberately throwing it away to benefit those who profit from >>>> scarcity." >>>> -John Gilmore >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > -- Fagote / Contrafagote Bassoon / Contra-bassoon http://myspace.com/ricardolameiro
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