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| ====== Does POPFile contain a virus/ | ====== Does POPFile contain a virus/ | ||
| - | The Windows installer for POPFile and several of the Windows utilities shipped with POPFile are built using NSIS, the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. [[http:// | + | The Windows installer for POPFile and several of the Windows utilities shipped with POPFile are built using NSIS, the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. [[http:// |
| Since the beginning of August 2004 several anti-virus packages have been falsely reporting that software built using NSIS contains a trojan, or other form of virus. The following statement appeared on the old NSIS web site but it was not copied to their new Wiki-based web site: | Since the beginning of August 2004 several anti-virus packages have been falsely reporting that software built using NSIS contains a trojan, or other form of virus. The following statement appeared on the old NSIS web site but it was not copied to their new Wiki-based web site: | ||
| - | * We have had several problems with false virus positives during the last weeks. Some anti-virus products incorrectly detect certain NSIS components as being a virus. All false positives seem to be related to the internet downloading plug-ins. | + | | We have had several problems with false virus positives during the last weeks. Some anti-virus products incorrectly detect certain NSIS components as being a virus. All false positives seem to be related to the internet downloading plug-ins.| |
| - | + | |Both %%McAfee%% and Norton have already corrected their virus definitions. If you notice that another product incorrectly detects a virus, please contact the developers of this product. Developers of anti-virus products can also contact the NSIS Development Team for more information.| | |
| - | * Both McAfee and Norton have already corrected their virus definitions. If you notice that another product incorrectly detects a virus, please contact the developers of this product. Developers of anti-virus products can also contact the NSIS Development Team for more information. | + | ^ Source: A NSIS support forum [[http:// |
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| - | *: (Extracted from a [[http:// | + | |
| Usually an updated set of virus definitions stops the false reports (e.g. Symantec' | Usually an updated set of virus definitions stops the false reports (e.g. Symantec' | ||
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| The following optional Windows utility for POPFile uses the NSIS " | The following optional Windows utility for POPFile uses the NSIS " | ||
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| The addssl.exe program downloads some SSL components from the University of Winnipeg repository (these files are required to allow POPFile to use SSL connections to mail servers). | The addssl.exe program downloads some SSL components from the University of Winnipeg repository (these files are required to allow POPFile to use SSL connections to mail servers). | ||
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| + | If you are still concerned then you can get a second opinion at [[http:// | ||
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| + | The NSIS wiki has a page about [[http:// | ||
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| * [[FAQ: | * [[FAQ: | ||
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