Re: [boost] TROJAN INFECTION boost 1.67 binaries for Windows x64 MSVC 14.1

-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Zipper Fish via Boost Sent: 27 July 2018 02:55 To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Zipper Fish Subject: Re: [boost] TROJAN INFECTION boost 1.67 binaries for Windows x64 MSVC 14.1

Thank you

Ok, I'll whitelist the file "boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe" with some trepidation and try installing.

I normally do search archives and Google extensively for code issues, but for a positive hit from the a virus detector, it wasn't the first idea that popped into my head.

Just curious, why would a boost installer trigger virus detectors? Is the virus executable linked to a boost library?

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 6:41 PM, Mateusz Loskot via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:

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Read this thread https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2018/05/242200.php

It's always a good idea to search through the list archives first.

Mateusz Loskot, mateusz@loskot.net (Sent from mobile)

On Fri, 27 Jul 2018, 00:08 Zipper Fish via Boost, wrote:

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Dear boost developers and/or release managers:

Today I downloaded boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe from the Windows binaries downloads page: https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.67.0/binaries/

The file contains a Trojan, according to Windows Defender.

Screenshot:

https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/Uy6o19AC/2018-07- 26%2016_29_52-Windows%20Defender%20Security%20Center.jpg

You could download and unzip the zipped version instead if that makes you feel better? https://www.boost.org/users/download/ My experience is that several virus checkers intermittently but persistently find false positives in Boost libraries that I re-build; I have been reduced to placing then in a separate partition which is not virus checked. (Since Microsoft use Boost internally, I am puzzled why this issue hasn't caused some liaison between the C++ users and the Defender team). Don't panic! Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal UK LA8 8AB +44 (0) 1539 561830