[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives
New submission from Arie van Wingerden: I discovered that BitDefender somehow blocks part of the installation of Python 3.x on Windows, resulting in a completely broken installation. I found this after having turned my system inside out ... @!#$%^&^%$#@ So solving it is either: deinstall BitDefender exclude files from being marked as a virus Maybe this can be mentioned on the install page? -- components: Windows messages: 298472 nosy: Arie van Wingerden, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives type: behavior versions: Python 3.6 ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue30944> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives
Arie van Wingerden added the comment: Hi Louie, 1) no, I definitely used the right installer 2) BitDefender also interferes often when I compile Go programs So, in the end it is a real pain in the neck and I deinstalled it. Maybe other people can live with it, but it has cost me a lot of time in this case and also when developing / compiling other PL's. Still it would be nice if a warning could be placed on the download page (maybe in general to disable AV when installing). Thx! /Arie 2017-07-17 11:59 GMT+02:00 Louie Lu : > > Louie Lu added the comment: > > I think BitDefender has some option like "disable 10 mins"? You may > disable your antivirus when you are install something you be sure that is > trustworthy. > > Or maybe BitDefender is right, you download a wrong .msi from other place > that has been insert something bad, check about md5 about the installer > > -- > nosy: +louielu > > ___ > Python tracker > <http://bugs.python.org/issue30944> > ___ > -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue30944> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue30944] Python 32 bit install fails on Windows - BitDefender false positives
Arie van Wingerden added the comment: OK. Will contact BitDefender. 2017-07-17 14:55 GMT+02:00 Steve Dower : > > Steve Dower added the comment: > > The best response is to notify Bitdefender so they can fix their > signatures. > > Python is commonly used in malware, and so some parts of it are often > misidentified as unique to some detected virus. By reporting the name of > the virus and providing the actual file to Bitdefender, they can fix their > signatures and provide an update. > > Most AV companies provide a specific email address for false positives. > Feel free to email them, or provide enough information here (including > their email address) and someone else can forward it. > > -- > > ___ > Python tracker > <http://bugs.python.org/issue30944> > ___ > -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue30944> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
