Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-30 Thread Duncan Murdoch
] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:06 AM To: Peter Dalgaard Cc: r-help@r-project.org; Dave DeBarr; Duncan Murdoch Subject: Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected? This is what it does. It seems like a false alarm because in case of actual infection it seems quite conspicious Ajay www.decisionstats.com

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-29 Thread Dave DeBarr
-project.org; Dave DeBarr; Duncan Murdoch Subject: Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected? This is what it does. It seems like a false alarm because in case of actual infection it seems quite conspicious Ajay www.decisionstats.com http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=2569 Full Name: Win32

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Dave DeBarr
, 2008 8:41 PM To: Dave DeBarr Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected? Dave DeBarr wrote: I tried downloading R-2.7.2 (http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.2-win32.exe, both from Berkeley and cran) and both times I got a warning from Computer Associates eTrust

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Peter Dalgaard
-project.org Subject: Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected? Dave DeBarr wrote: I tried downloading R-2.7.2 (http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.2-win32.exe, both from Berkeley and cran) and both times I got a warning from Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus (version 7.1.710

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Peter Dalgaard
Peter Dalgaard wrote: Dave DeBarr wrote: Did you check the md5 checksum on it? Yes; it matched: 540090dd892657804d1099c54d6f770d And it is binary identical to the Austria CRAN one. You're the first to report it, and 2.7.2 has been out for almost a month, so I think it's likely

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Ajay ohri
This is what it does. It seems like a false alarm because in case of actual infection it seems quite conspicious Ajay www.decisionstats.com http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=2569 Full Name: Win32.AdClicker Websearch Read More Type:Trojan SG Index: 5 [Explain] Removal

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Rory.WINSTON
could this be an intentional attack to compromise a very popular download, and infect thousands of people.what could be the motivations...i hope its not some corporate thug here No. False positives are relatively common. What exactly does the Win32/Adclicker.JO trojan do ??? Ajay

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-23 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 22/09/2008 8:38 PM, Dave DeBarr wrote: I tried downloading R-2.7.2 (http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.2-win32.exe, both from Berkeley and cran) and both times I got a warning from Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus (version 7.1.710) that the Win32/Adclicker.JO trojan

[R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-22 Thread Dave DeBarr
I tried downloading R-2.7.2 (http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.2-win32.exe, both from Berkeley and cran) and both times I got a warning from Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus (version 7.1.710) that the Win32/Adclicker.JO trojan was detected: The Win32/Adclicker.JO was

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-22 Thread Duncan Murdoch
Dave DeBarr wrote: I tried downloading R-2.7.2 (http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.2-win32.exe, both from Berkeley and cran) and both times I got a warning from Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus (version 7.1.710) that the Win32/Adclicker.JO trojan was detected: The

Re: [R] R-2.7.2 infected?

2008-09-22 Thread Ajay ohri
could this be an intentional attack to compromise a very popular download, and infect thousands of people.what could be the motivations...i hope its not some corporate thug here What exactly does the Win32/Adclicker.JO trojan do ??? Ajay www.decisionstats.com www.iwannacrib.com On Tue, Sep