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

[Fred Dech]

i just updating McAfee definitions, etc. and this did fix the issue.

-fd

On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 11:48AM, Andrew Patrick said:
> 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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