[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives

2017-07-17 Thread Arie van Wingerden
Arie van Wingerden added the comment: OK. Will contact BitDefender. 2017-07-17 14:55 GMT+02:00 Steve Dower : > > Steve Dower added the comment: > > The best response is to notify Bitdefender so they can fix their > signatures. > > Python is commonly used in malware, and

[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives

2017-07-17 Thread Steve Dower
Steve Dower added the comment: The best response is to notify Bitdefender so they can fix their signatures. Python is commonly used in malware, and so some parts of it are often misidentified as unique to some detected virus. By reporting the name of the virus and providing the actual file to

[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives

2017-07-17 Thread Arie van Wingerden
Arie van Wingerden added the comment: Hi Louie, 1) no, I definitely used the right installer 2) BitDefender also interferes often when I compile Go programs So, in the end it is a real pain in the neck and I deinstalled it. Maybe other people can live with it, but it has cost me a lot of time

[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives

2017-07-17 Thread Louie Lu
Louie Lu added the comment: I think BitDefender has some option like "disable 10 mins"? You may disable your antivirus when you are install something you be sure that is trustworthy. Or maybe BitDefender is right, you download a wrong .msi from other place that has been insert something bad,

[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives

2017-07-17 Thread Arie van Wingerden
New submission from Arie van Wingerden: I discovered that BitDefender somehow blocks part of the installation of Python 3.x on Windows, resulting in a completely broken installation. I found this after having turned my system inside out ... @!#$%^&^%$#@ So solving it is either: deinstall