This "experimental installer" should not exist. Distributing an unsigned executable is not a responsible thing to do. An installer for DLLs is a ridiculous idea. And if anything installers should be an msi package not an exe.
On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 12:07 AM, Saúl Ibarra Corretgé <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
