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Windows defender thinks dmd-2071.1.exe is a virus
Aug 14, 2016
wobbles
Aug 14, 2016
Seb
Aug 14, 2016
wobbles
Aug 15, 2016
WhatMeWorry
August 14, 2016
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 :) )
August 14, 2016
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
August 14, 2016
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."

August 15, 2016
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!