From unknown Mon Aug 18 07:46:57 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#14098 <14098@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#14098 <14098@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: virus in emacs 24.2 binary? Reply-To: bug#14098 <14098@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:46:57 +0000 retitle 14098 virus in emacs 24.2 binary? reassign 14098 emacs submitter 14098 Love Cederstr=C3=B6m severity 14098 normal tag 14098 notabug thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Mar 30 16:28:06 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Mar 2013 20:28:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53141 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM2Ni-00038X-36 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:28:06 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42315) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1fS-0001vb-Ca for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:42:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1cm-0000YK-2P for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:39:39 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:43521) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1cl-0000Xv-VB for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:39:35 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:53675) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1cj-0001Mj-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:39:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1cg-0000UI-FH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:39:33 -0400 Received: from mail-lb0-f169.google.com ([209.85.217.169]:44559) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM1cg-0000UA-7s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:39:30 -0400 Received: by mail-lb0-f169.google.com with SMTP id p11so1049290lbi.0 for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:39:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=mO5j5zWWHchWI6UJzwpkUJauknrVMbk06tYrh4FvfpU=; b=chU2h0hU86VI/CFudVvSxHy3YzrbZfKJUA19sNCHncDrNlv2MzNWnUY60f/Ug+RpFa ljiiijIhtgbHsIelLaPLl+mRLe0fFBcZf0p3W3BvByUiDEN6LQ+c4H1ml2v9JEB48o9Q XW4yMhnUVg1vx2/wjw2VAiwT0RDPAksBXHwE4/0IO5As+m9pDJLeQulvUVnYwjUx30hs o6gAzurRZur+VHs6+dD+9kogGL8Go5dpfQZwJgDai5Xpy7WBplcFgvAQ0yoR8P183jE8 yDQPLgCdY8ec4pwW/coPF/qSSPjGxxCGKGsfOlCZOYelgcBfcOBJzBIJ/w7un9OvYKkX mAhw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.129.137 with SMTP id nw9mr3346645lbb.56.1364672368552; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:39:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.82.97 with HTTP; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:39:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:39:28 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: virus in emacs 24.2 binary? From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Love_Cederstr=F6m?= To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b3a7f10c32fdf04d9298b74 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -3.4 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:28:04 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.1 (------) --047d7b3a7f10c32fdf04d9298b74 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, my anti-virus (AVG) software reports virus in \emavs-23.2\bin\ddeclient.exe The binaries came from: emacs-24.2-bin-i386.zip The report was on a "generic32.uwy" trojan. Googling told me that this has happened before, is my anti-virus software wrong or do I need to worry? --047d7b3a7f10c32fdf04d9298b74 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
my anti-virus (AVG) software reports virus i= n \emavs-23.2\bin\ddeclient.exe
The binaries came from:=A0e= macs-24.2-bin-i386.zip

The report was = on a "generic32.uwy" trojan.

Googling told me that this has happened bef= ore, is my anti-virus software wrong or do I need to worry?
--047d7b3a7f10c32fdf04d9298b74-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Mar 30 17:19:16 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Mar 2013 21:19:16 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53171 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM3BE-0004XN-Aq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:19:16 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55191) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM3BB-0004XG-RO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:19:14 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM38V-0005t6-8n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:30 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:54044) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM38V-0005t2-5L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:27 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38306) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM38R-0007dZ-Kl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM38O-0005s2-1J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:23 -0400 Received: from ristopher.com ([146.185.21.93]:36763 helo=saturn.ch.ristopher.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UM38N-0005ru-PC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:19 -0400 Received: by saturn.ch.ristopher.com (Postfix, from userid 0) id 249A920E13; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:16:17 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ch.ristopher.com; s=mail; t=1364678177; bh=dlqyl4m1aKMlFWchPAvxUNnNMgw0Hmtjp0IC2kqkzgY=; h=From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Date; b=ELFL9YwYz6Vrb3pO5+HwgGyJGo6SOuEkDSduaxtWkAKlp8+aIOsiKJnHdyKdttjGl YeYnFN3Jdl5JMmYLrPq1OdqS9zzYlYCz99hQYrIgzX16frMFPF9RlCAwi23phFF2Gt xw00jARHcAd9MFQH8xOnOpmr6GZrqSLepIiU0lzM= From: Christopher Schmidt To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#14098: virus in emacs 24.2 binary? In-Reply-To: ("Love =?utf-8?Q?Cederstr=C3=B6m=22's?= message of "Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:39:28 +0100") Message-ID: <87wqsooafj@ch.ristopher.com> References: Mail-Followup-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:16:17 +0000 (GMT) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Love Cederstr=C3=B6m writes: > The report was on a "generic32.uwy" trojan. ^^^^^^^^^ > Googling told me that this has happened before, is my anti-virus > software wrong or do I need to worry? Heuristic detection of computer viruses is doomed to fail, do not rely on it at all. Christopher From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Mar 30 17:21:23 2013 Received: (at 14098) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Mar 2013 21:21:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53177 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM3DH-0004aw-NM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:21:23 -0400 Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]:62735) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UM3DE-0004ai-Hj for 14098@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:21:21 -0400 Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MKH00A00SGFZX00@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 14098@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:18:35 +0300 (IDT) Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MKH00A63SIYVQ60@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:18:35 +0300 (IDT) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:18:59 +0300 From: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: bug#14098: virus in emacs 24.2 binary? In-reply-to: To: Love =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cederstr=F6m?= Message-id: <83boa04md8.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il References: X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14098 Cc: 14098@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.2 (-) > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:39:28 +0100 > From: Love Cederstr=F6m >=20 > my anti-virus (AVG) software reports virus in \emavs-23.2\bin\ddecl= ient.exe > The binaries came from: emacs-24.2-bin-i386.zip >=20 > The report was on a "generic32.uwy" trojan. >=20 > Googling told me that this has happened before, is my anti-virus so= ftware > wrong or do I need to worry? Your anti-virus is wrong: I was using that binary for many months wit= h no problems at all. If your AVG and its database are up-to-date, I suggest to send the executable for analysis. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Mar 31 13:03:16 2013 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Mar 2013 17:03:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54457 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMLf1-0003bU-LL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:03:16 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:36835) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMLf0-0003bO-01 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:03:14 -0400 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMLcH-0002zV-U8 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:00:25 -0400 Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:00:25 -0400 Message-Id: Subject: control message for bug 14098 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.1) From: Glenn Morris X-Spam-Score: -6.5 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.5 (------) tag 14098 notabug close 14098 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Apr 03 13:38:04 2013 Received: (at 14098) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Apr 2013 17:38:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60354 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UNRdM-0007a2-9c for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:38:04 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:60889) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UNRdK-0007Zu-I3 for 14098@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:38:02 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFxLSu/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjBQsLNBIUGA0kiB4GwS2RCgOkeoFegxM X-IPAS-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFxLSu/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjBQsLNBIUGA0kiB4GwS2RCgOkeoFegxM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="6397557" Received: from 69-196-180-174.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.180.174]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 03 Apr 2013 13:34:53 -0400 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 52A5967A1E; Wed, 3 Apr 2013 13:34:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Love =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cederstr=F6m?= Subject: Re: bug#14098: virus in emacs 24.2 binary? Message-ID: References: Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:34:56 -0400 In-Reply-To: ("Love =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cederstr=F6m=22's?= message of "Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:39:28 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14098 Cc: 14098@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) > Googling told me that this has happened before, is my anti-virus software > wrong or do I need to worry? You can generally assume that all anti-virus software are wrong. About pretty much everything they say. 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