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digitalmars.D - Windows defender thinks dmd-2071.1.exe is a virus

reply wobbles <grogan.colin gmail.com> writes:
This is the exact link I downloaded from:
http://downloads.dlang.org/releases/2.x/2.071.1/dmd-2.071.1.exe

( In case it was hacked and is indeed a virus now :) )
Aug 14 2016
next sibling parent reply Seb <seb wilzba.ch> writes:
On Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 09:49:48 UTC, wobbles wrote:
 This is the exact link I downloaded from:
 http://downloads.dlang.org/releases/2.x/2.071.1/dmd-2.071.1.exe
I am not sure - it will take over the world, but do you classify this as being a virus? ;-)
 ( In case it was hacked and is indeed a virus now :) )
There seems to be a change in the Window Defender code - did Microsoft start to see DMD as a threat? http://forum.dlang.org/post/losslyifqvphcnyhkkuh forum.dlang.org
Aug 14 2016
parent wobbles <grogan.colin gmail.com> writes:
On Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 09:55:07 UTC, Seb wrote:
 On Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 09:49:48 UTC, wobbles wrote:
 This is the exact link I downloaded from:
 http://downloads.dlang.org/releases/2.x/2.071.1/dmd-2.071.1.exe
I am not sure - it will take over the world, but do you classify this as being a virus? ;-)
 ( In case it was hacked and is indeed a virus now :) )
There seems to be a change in the Window Defender code - did Microsoft start to see DMD as a threat? http://forum.dlang.org/post/losslyifqvphcnyhkkuh forum.dlang.org
Didn't realise there was a thread already :) "All of this has happened before, and will happen again."
Aug 14 2016
prev sibling parent WhatMeWorry <kheaser gmail.com> writes:
On Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 09:49:48 UTC, wobbles wrote:
 This is the exact link I downloaded from:
 http://downloads.dlang.org/releases/2.x/2.071.1/dmd-2.071.1.exe

 ( In case it was hacked and is indeed a virus now :) )
It's a virus of awesome!
Aug 14 2016