Re: [boost] TROJAN INFECTION boost 1.67 binaries for Windows x64 MSVC 14.1

Subject: Re: [boost] TROJAN INFECTION boost 1.67 binaries for Windows x64 MSVC 14.1
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-07-27 15:35:34

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot via Boost
> Sent: 27 July 2018 15:25
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Cc: Mateusz Loskot
> Subject: Re: [boost] TROJAN INFECTION boost 1.67 binaries for Windows x64 MSVC 14.1
> 
> On 27 July 2018 at 03:55, Zipper Fish via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > Just curious, why would a boost installer trigger virus detectors? Is the
> > virus executable linked to a boost library?
> 
> No idea, sorry.

Nor me neither - virus checkers work in mysterious ways - and have always suffered from false positives.

Paul