Hi! > On Jan 13, 2018, at 13:19, 'Sebastien Diot' via libuv > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I've "discovered" libuv recently, and wanted to install the pre-built Windows > version on my PC, to see if I can use it for my app. > > As a safety precaution, I checked the files on https://www.virustotal.com. > Unfortunately, all the following files were flagged as "infected" by multiple > anti-viruses: > > • libuv-x86-v1.18.0.build20.exe > • libuv-x64-v1.18.0.build20.exe > • libuv-x86-v1.17.0.build19.exe > • libuv-x64-v1.17.0.build19.exe
Well, that website (or rather, its upstreams) is plain wrong. Being a platform abstraction library, libuv does access low-level stuff, now, how that can qualify as “ransomware” is beyond me. > I haven't gone farther back. Assuming the binaries are safe, maybe you could > try to submit them to the appropriate anti-virus as "false positives”? > These rebuild binaries were added because some Windows users wanted an easier way to install it, but trying to play cat and mouse with some AV vendors is not something many will be enticed to spend their free time on. > > > One detection might be a fluke, but 3 is rather more than I'm comfortable > with… > Then I suggest you build it from source. Cheers, -- Saúl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "libuv" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/libuv. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
