[chirp_users] Problem reported with Windows download?

[Milton Hywatt]

I've never had any alarms go off in Windows, I've updated with a 
daily build a couple times and use the best anti-virus software known
to man from ESET with daily virus and malware signature updates. 
If you download from: http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download#Windows
I would bet my first born child that it will be free of any malware. One
other thing to consider, some lesser well designed anti virus software
that does real time heuristic scans could give a false positive warning. 
I've seen this on several occasions over the last 15 years. 




________________________________
 From: Eben Haber <eben at habers.us>
To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com 
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 12:37 PM
Subject: [chirp_users] Problem reported with Windows download?
 


Hi all,

I've been using Chirp successfully for a while with my various radios. Recently there was a discussion on the VX-7 list about ADMS-1G programming software, and I suggested that the person try Chirp, since it worked well in my experience, and is free.

One person on the list replied as follows, suggesting that there is malware in the Chirp download. Since I don't have a Windows machine, there's no way I could verify that. Is there any possibility that the Chirp download got hijacked? Or is this guy just spreading FUD to get people to buy other software?

Thanks & 73,

-Eben / K6EBN


1b. Re: ADMS-1G
>   Posted by: "William Barrett" wbarrett at centurylink.net w1wjb
>   Date: Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:33 am ((PST))
>
>DANGER!!
>
>I just got a bunch of crapware forced in from the CHIRP download.:
>"7-zip", "VAFMusic", "DealPly", and "MyPcBackup".  Some of it
>resists uninstall.  One leads to what looks like a hostageware site!!
>
>Some sort of unwanted IE toolbar came in as well..
>
>DANGER!!
>
>KW1B
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