Dick is having trouble posting. Here is his comment on the downloader
utilty and anti-spyware.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Latest updater reported as Spyware!
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:36:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Dick Dievendorff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Dick Dievendorff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm the author of the K3 Utility. Dave, you certainly got my attention with
this one!
Right after your post I installed SpySweeper on two of my systems, the
development system that I use to build the K3 Utility and its setup, and a
test system that was used to install the K3 Utility from the Elecraft web
site.
I ran a full SpySweeper scan on both systems. SpySweeper found "no Malware"
on either system. I've attached the screen I got from the development
system that has at least four copies of the setup program you ran.
Having said that, I can't explain your SpySweeper results. But I'll hazard
a guess:
The K3 Utility does contain FTP code used to copy firmware files from
Elecraft's server to your Firmware Folder. If a scanner like SpySweeper
looks for patterns that match FTP code (or analyzes the OS services I use),
it might flag the K3 Utility as a program that "reaches out". The K3
Utility does not transfer files from your PC to Elecraft (or anywhere else).
It uses FTP to search a directory and get files, copying data from Elecraft
to your computer and not the reverse.
I also ran a virus scan on one system using AVG and the other using a CA
product. Both scans indicated no virus found.
73 de Dick, K6KR
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave G4AON
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:13 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Latest updater reported as Spyware!
For some reason my Spysweeper reports the latest updater (1.0.11.19) as
trying to install the adware program "Give4Free". It may be a false
positive and a problem with the anti-spyware program rather than
Elecraft software. Anyone else getting a similar problem?
73 Dave, G4AON
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