Re: Zhelatin.aan email worm in windows octave-forge installer

[scott carter nk]

scott carter nk wrote:
> 
> 
> Michael Goffioul-2 wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Thomas Plehn <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I just dowloaded the windows octave and octave forge installer from
>>> octave.sourceforge.net (octave 3.0.1 release). Unfortunately, my
>>> kaspersky
>>> anti-virus displayed an alert, having found the signature of the
>>> Zhelatin.aan email worm. just to be sure: Is this installer package
>>> release
>>> really infected, or is that a detection error?
>>> Thanks for your help. Thomas
>> 
>> Well, considering that the windows installers have been downloaded
>> about 21000 times (for the 3.0.1 release) and that you're the first one
>> reporting such problem, I would say this is a false detection. Moreover,
>> the installer has been generated and tested on a computer protected
>> by McAfee anti-virus software and it never complained. I also tested
>> in on a laptop with Norton AV without any problem (however, in this
>> case, the AV software was not really up-to-date).
>> 
>> Michael.
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> 
> Avira Antivir with VDF 7.00.04.218 also finds (the signature of)
> Zhelatin.ann.7 in the Octave 3.0.1 launcher .exes, as well as the
> signature of the Zhelatin.ann.13 dropper in an installer-created restore
> point.  You might want to check to make sure the installer builder really
> is clean.
> 
> TIA, Scott
> 
> 
> 
update, same detection in my old 3.0.0 install, so it's apparently a
spurious detection (I hope).  
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