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ashokc1009
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Mcafee

Post by ashokc1009 »

Mcafee prevents the file from being downloaded. Message is "Failed - Virus detected". Tried on another laptop and got the same message.
jimr
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Re: Mcafee

Post by jimr »

Based on prior experience, this is most likely a false positive. If you'd like, you can submit the program to McAfee for confirmation using the instructions at this link:
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/po ... d=TS102053

I just ran a scan on the file using the online scanning service at the link below and everything looks fine
https://virusscan.jotti.org/en-US/files ... otmgr58575

This online tool scans an uploaded file with 16 different malware scanners. Only one out of the 16 detected any risks at all, and the one that did (ClamAV) didn't find malware, but just indicated that the program uses a packer as an installer. This is a completely standard way to package Java programs and imo it's incorrect to flags that as a problem. It looks like 15 out of the 16 malware programs agree with me on that.

My suggestion is that if you're at all uncomfortable, you can just wait a couple of days to see if McAfee stops reporting this file as problematic.

This has happened several times in the past and so far in every case the false positive result went away within a couple of days without me having to do anything on my end.

The only other possibility is that the file is getting modified en route when you try to download it. That of course, is out of my control, however I digitally sign the program executable to help detect attempts at tampering. This means if the executable gets modified at any point between when I create it and when you try to install it, you'll be notified and given an opportunity to prevent the program from running and potentially harming your computer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing
ashokc1009
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Re: Mcafee

Post by ashokc1009 »

Thank you very much.
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