[chirp_users] Virus warning

Kerry Whittle
Tue Sep 21 09:42:11 PDT 2021


No doubt! Whatever, I'll find a better one for my little laptop and my
other computers too.

On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 11:39 Lynda Leung <x-rogue at mermaid.org> wrote:

> Of course, they’ve gotta make a living somehow right?
> Soon it will be assimilated with Norton as well.  Resistance is futile.
>
> > On Sep 21, 2021, at 7:59 AM, <plrbear12 at gmail.com> <plrbear12 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I like AVG because it isn't as "chatty" as Avast.  Seems Avast is trying
> to get you to upgrade about ten times a day...
> >
> > Troy
> > Buckeye Computer Services
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com <
> chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of Lynda Leung
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 10:44 AM
> > To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Virus warning
> >
> > Avast bought out avg in 2016.  It’s pretty much the same software so it
> really doesn’t matter which you choose. Employee here.
> >
> > ---
> > Mobile E-mail
> >
> >> On Sep 21, 2021, at 7:22 AM, plrbear12 at gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes, but it is VERY basic.  AVG and Avast are free and both ranked in
> the top 10 last time I checked. I recommend AVG to all my customers.
> >>
> >>
> >> Troy
> >> Buckeye Computer Services
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com
> >> <chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of Nigel A.
> >> Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 9:59 AM
> >> To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>; Kerry
> >> Whittle <t2ckerry at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Virus warning
> >>
> >> Doesn't Windows come with an inbuilt virus protection program?
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 21/09/2021 09:47 Kerry Whittle <t2ckerry at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Nick, will do! I'm considering getting a better virus detection
> program sooner rather than later though.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 08:42 Nick <papanick at netzero.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Take the warning with a grain of salt Kerry.
> >>>>
> >>>> ---------- Original Message ----------
> >>>> From: Kerry Whittle <t2ckerry at gmail.com>
> >>>> To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> >>>> Subject: [chirp_users] Virus warning
> >>>> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:45:02 -0500
> >>>>
> >>>> For the second time I’ve gotten a warning from McAfee that there was
> a virus in the daily download, this time in
> chirp-daily-20210919-installer.exe. The first time I saw this behavior was
> with the 20210826 daily, before I was on the list to report it.
> >>>>
> >>>> The reported virus is Real Protect-EC!16F97D3AFE24
> >>>>
> >>>> Not sure if it’s real or a false positive but I figured I should let
> you know. The file has been quarantined on my system.
> >>>>
> >>>> Kerry de kk4jo
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> >>
> >> Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366
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