Virus Scanning
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Does the codeproject perform virus scanning on files uploaded to the site ? My anti-virus software (AVG) reported that a file in This[^] article contains a virus. Someone else already notified the author of a possible infection however, after downloading it again I see that my anti-virus still reports it as being infected. Specifically it is this link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/OpenedFileFinder/OpenFileFinder_src_vc8.zip[^] and file within that archive is ListFileDrv.sys. Although I'm loath to ask anyone to download it to see if their anti-virus S.W. flags it as a virus, I'm wondering if there is anyway to verify that it is clean/safe or infected.
Cheers Garth If Jesus played guitar, he would play it like Clapton and the devil would play it like Hendrix
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Does the codeproject perform virus scanning on files uploaded to the site ? My anti-virus software (AVG) reported that a file in This[^] article contains a virus. Someone else already notified the author of a possible infection however, after downloading it again I see that my anti-virus still reports it as being infected. Specifically it is this link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/OpenedFileFinder/OpenFileFinder_src_vc8.zip[^] and file within that archive is ListFileDrv.sys. Although I'm loath to ask anyone to download it to see if their anti-virus S.W. flags it as a virus, I'm wondering if there is anyway to verify that it is clean/safe or infected.
Cheers Garth If Jesus played guitar, he would play it like Clapton and the devil would play it like Hendrix
Good question. We are in the middle of upgrading our current virus scanning software but a big problem we've found is that some downloads (less than a dozen out of over 30,000 downloads) are being marked as containing viruses because virus and malware writers themselves have used some of the code here. We've been working with those authors to have them tweak their code (or just repackage) so that it no longer sets of virus alerts. FWIW that particular download isn't being flagged by my virus checker.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Good question. We are in the middle of upgrading our current virus scanning software but a big problem we've found is that some downloads (less than a dozen out of over 30,000 downloads) are being marked as containing viruses because virus and malware writers themselves have used some of the code here. We've been working with those authors to have them tweak their code (or just repackage) so that it no longer sets of virus alerts. FWIW that particular download isn't being flagged by my virus checker.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Thanks for the update.
Cheers Garth If Jesus played guitar, he would play it like Clapton and the devil would play it like Hendrix
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Good question. We are in the middle of upgrading our current virus scanning software but a big problem we've found is that some downloads (less than a dozen out of over 30,000 downloads) are being marked as containing viruses because virus and malware writers themselves have used some of the code here. We've been working with those authors to have them tweak their code (or just repackage) so that it no longer sets of virus alerts. FWIW that particular download isn't being flagged by my virus checker.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I think it would be good to put a "Checked for viruses" banner or some message on the front page, since that info isn't displayed anywhere else.
Best wishes, Hans
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I think it would be good to put a "Checked for viruses" banner or some message on the front page, since that info isn't displayed anywhere else.
Best wishes, Hans
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Any big banners like that make me more likely to be suspicious. Along the lines of "Methinks they doth protest too much". Reminds me of the following blog post - it's about software awards, rather than flashy "virus checked!" gifs, but the points the same... http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam/[^] Iain.
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