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| = False Positives from Anti Virus Software = | = False Positives from Anti Virus Software Usually right after a new release, some anti-virus scanners claim to detect virus or malware signatures in the Gpg4win installers. |
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| Regularly, mainly right after a new release, some Anti Virus scanners detect Virus or Malware signatures in Gpg4win. | |
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| If your Anti Virus Software claims that Gpg4win contains a Malware signature you should: | If your antivirus software claims that Gpg4win contains a malware signature you should: |
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| * Verify the integrity of the downloaded file. (to ensure that it was manipulated on transfer) * Notify the publisher of your Anti Virus Software that you think this might be a False Positive. |
* Verify the integrity of the downloaded file. (to ensure that it was not manipulated on transfer) * Notify the publisher of your antivirus software that you think this might be a false positive. |
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| If your Scanner is one of the outliers this is a good indicator that it is indeed a False Positive. | If your scanner is one of the outliers this is a good indicator that it is indeed a false positive. |
False Positives from Anti Virus Software
Usually right after a new release, some anti-virus scanners claim to detect virus or malware signatures in the Gpg4win installers.
If your antivirus software claims that Gpg4win contains a malware signature you should:
- Verify the integrity of the downloaded file. (to ensure that it was not manipulated on transfer)
- Notify the publisher of your antivirus software that you think this might be a false positive.
Additionally VirusTotal can help to get an overview about the results from other scanners. Usually there is a handful of (often times different) signatures while the overwhelming majority does not find anything. If your scanner is one of the outliers this is a good indicator that it is indeed a false positive.