[AG-TECH]Virus in AGTk-2.3-Py-2.3.exe?

[Andrew Patrick]

I just found a note stating that this had been fixed in the 4512 definition 
file, so make sure you update ASAP.

Andrew Patrick wrote:
> I also had problems this weekend with McAfee deleting known, 
> long-installed programs with the same Generic BackDoor.dr claims, but it 
> has not touched my AG install yet.
> 
> 
> 
> Brian Tieman wrote:
> 
>> My virus checker McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0 just deleted all my 
>> copies of the AGTk install packages.  The checker is claiming a virus 
>> detected as "GenericBackDoor.dr" was detected and so deleted the files.
>>
>> I've had these files for months now and am reasonably certain there 
>> are no true viruses in them (at least I hope there aren't--I installed 
>> them in a lot of places!).  I'm guessing my checker just updated 
>> itself with a new signature file which contained something found in 
>> the AGKt-2.3-Py-2.3.exe file it didn't like.
>>
>> Anyone else see this?  The virus scanner is controlled by IT and I 
>> can't turn it off--is there a work around for this problem?  Anyone 
>> think I truely do have a virus?
>>
>> Thanks for the input!
>>
>> Brian Tieman
>> Argonne National Laboratory
> 
> 

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