Downloading Problem

[Sherry C]

Hi friends,

I just wanted to share in this thread as well about a testing service for checking to see whether executable files (such as our downloadable installation files) have a virus or not.

http://www.virustotal.com offers a free service to check whether an EXE has a virus, testing against a couple dozen anti-virus apps.

Since different antivirus applications have different ways of checking, if you have only one that says "virus!", it probably is not really a virus, but a false positive.

ttfn,
Sherry

[mgj32]

Hi all,
When I download and install anything, including Composer--trial, full and web update--I always have AVG AV/Firewall running, as well as Threatfire, which seeks files that may engage in suspicious activity. Once a file is installed, I run scans on that directory with AVG AV and Malwarebytes, which check any location the installation has placed a file, as well as the the main directory.

It is rather unusual, when I look at lists of files that have been quarantined or healed, from a number of programs, but since 1.0 Composer and all I have produced with it and all versions since, have been totally clean.

all best,
mgj