2010/4/14 Lorenzo <lsutton@libero.it>

Maybe it's because Pd opens a network connection to the wish application on the same machine and some antivirus programs think that's suspect, since for all they know the other program could be doing something nasty; they should really check that the other program is networking to the outside world but that would be too much work.

But I must say this has never happened to me from the antivirus. What did happen on some 'fresh' windows (XP) installs is that you got get the dumb windows firewall warning to which you simply add an exception.

I guess it would also be good to file a false-positive notification to the antivirus vendor.

Lorenzo

Martin

Ricardo Dueńas Parada wrote:

Thanks for the answers, of course it is solved adding an exception to
AVG. Just wanted to know if there was a reason maybe related to the
executable.

I tried to add a FAQ entry, but I can“t find the "add FAQ" button. Of
course I tried being logged in.

Ricardo.

On 13 April 2010 10:08, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at> wrote:

Since this question comes up every couple months, it would be great to have
a FAQ entry on it. Could a Windows user take it on?

http://puredata.info/docs/faq

.hc

On Apr 6, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Lorenzo wrote:

Hello Colet,

colet.patrice@free.fr wrote:

Hello Lorenzo,

do you have something like this in your computer:

Program Files\Pop up Blocker\pd.exe

Actually I do not suffer that problem myself anyway I imagine the original
sender will find the information useful.

Lorenzo.

?

Or maybe Pd.exe has entered into virus database because
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It will be a lame answer if you need to fix all the windows computers
that i fix, because people use windows. Call it what you want.
But linux just is safer. this is no a go away, but a open your eyes
warning i gave....
and yes, PD works better in linux where you believe it or not

2010/3/31 Lorenzo< lsutton@libero.it>

Ricardo Lameiro wrote:

you should try to move into linux, its safer and pd works better in it :D
Yes and that's the typical lame answer that puts off people from even
trying linux, and it also sounds so.. uhm.. mac :(

No dia 30 de Marēo de 2010 23:23, Ricardo Dueńas Parada<
rduenasp@gmail.com> escreveu:

Hi, I“m recently being adviced that pd.exe is a virus, exactly with
AVG antivirus, do you know the reason for that?
As someone suggested it might be a false positive.. Try and look into
what message it gives and maybe contacting the AVG people or writing to
community.

All the best,
Lorenzo.

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