[R] R is a virus, spyware or malware (gasp!)

[Ioannis Dimakos]

Of course it's a virus.  Once you catch the virus, you feel this rush,
this fever to abandon all other statistical packages.

On a more serious note, though, the size of the RGUI.exe file as reported
in the webpage is not even near close to the actual size of the R
distribution exe pack.

I

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On Sun, May 18, 2008 17:30, Philippe Grosjean wrote:
> After a search session in Google, I found this page:
> http://www.prevx.com/filenames/X1993788672854780728-0/RGUI.EXE.html
> which classifies Rgui.exe (clearly stated as "R for Windows GUI
> front-end") in a database of virus, spyware and malware!
>
> No comments!
>
> Philippe Grosjean
>
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Ioannis C. Dimakos, Ph.D.
University of Patras
Department of Elementary Education
Patras, GR-26500 GREECE
http://www.elemedu.upatras.gr/dimakos/