The exe generated by dmd unable pass Malware scan

[David Wilson]

On 12/11/07, Eric Suen <eric.suen.tech at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Are C and C++ "harmed" because two virus scanners (and not even the better
> > ones,
> > like Kaspersky) don't like the code a specific compiler produces? I don't
> > think so.
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> Because most C and C++ are compiled using vc,gcc or others, not dmc...
> Beside C and C++ are mantained by a standard not a person...
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> > If you want to perform a manual analysis of the generated asm to make sure it
> > doesn't do anything malicious, feel free. I won't bother.
> >
> Then how do you explain it to your client?
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> from:
> http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/prevx.com
> http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/digitalmars.com
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> Seems the people using prevx are much more than the people using dmc or dmd,
> and my program is for these kinds of user, not the one like you who can
> analysis asm.
>
> Is there anyone using D language write freeware/commercial program, will
> the software download site like: download.com/softpedia.com mark it as
> clean software or whatever?

In the time you have spent arguing about this you could probably have
had a 5-byte binary diff to cure the behaviour, that could be applied
as part of the build. It's not hard.


David.

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