[R] gtools Gator infected...

Mateusz Kopyt mkopyt at wne.uw.edu.pl
Sun Oct 23 11:57:43 CEST 2016


One of my student also noticed such report (about Gator) from Spyhunter. 
We have checked that the file on the computer is identical to this from 
repo.
So probably it was a false alarm. If you have some information from 
enigmasoftware, please share on the list.

Best regards
Mateusz Kopyt
WNE UW, Poland

W dniu 22.10.2016 o 13:31, Troels Ring pisze:
> Thanks a lot - I have asked enigmasoftware to go and check up on this 
> - and they'll also see your letter!
>
> BW
> Troels
>
>
> Den 22-10-2016 kl. 13:12 skrev Bob Rudis:
>> I think your tool is a bit overzealous. VirusTotal -
>> https://virustotal.com/en/file/5fd1b2fc5c061c0836a70cbad620893a89a27d9251358a5c42c3e49113c9456c/analysis/ 
>>
>> & 
>> https://virustotal.com/en/file/e133ebf5001e1e991f1f6b425adcfbab170fe3c02656e3a697a5ebea961e909c/analysis/
>> - shows no sign of any malware in the 32-bit DLLor 64-bit DLL (I
>> tested  r-release: gtools_3.5.0.zip)
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 4:50 AM, Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk> wrote:
>>> Hi friends - just installed gtools to make rstan run. Was rapidly 
>>> informed
>>> by Spyhunter 4 that gtools.dll harboured Gator. Spyhunter 4 then
>>> aggressively removed Gator - and gtools were gone and rstan out of 
>>> function.
>>> Kind of sorry about this.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>>
>>> Troels Ring
>>>
>>> Aalborg, Denmark
>>>
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