[R] R 2.12.0 - malware detect by antivirus software

[Uwe Ligges]

I checked with two online services which ran more than 40 different 
virus scanners on the file and only Avira gave a warning. Hence I assume 
it is a false positive with Avira and you can go on with the installation.

@ Duncan as the maintainer for the binary setup installer: It might make 
sense to report the false positive to Avira in order to protect 
ourselves from dozens of messages on this list tomorrow.
Additionally, you may want to add a note on the CRAN download page.

Best wishes,
Uwe Ligges

On 17.10.2010 20:18, Paulo Barata wrote:
>
> Dear R-list members,
>
> I have just downloaded R 2.12.0 for Windows. When installing,
> my antivirus software detected some malware during the
> installation process.
>
> I use Windows XP SP3. My antivirus software is Avira Premium
> Security Suite, product version 10.0.0.542 (19/4/2010),
> search engine 8.02.04.82 (14/10/2010), virus definition file
> 7.10.12.231 (17/10/2010). That software said: "Malware found".
> When I clicked in "details", I found this information: object:
> open.exe; Detection: TR/ATRAPS.Gen. Consulting the Avira web
> site, this is indicated as a Trojan, dated 15 May 2008.
>
> I have repeated the installation process twice, always with
> the same malware detection. When installing, I used the English
> language, I ticked the "Technical Manuals", "PDF help pages"
> and "docs for Packages grid and Matrix", and I used the
> default options.
>
> Should I proceed with the installation of that version of R?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Paulo Barata
>
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