Re: [Boost-users] Is it safe to download boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Is it safe to download boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe?
From: degski (degski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-06-23 04:26:57

On 22 June 2018 at 22:45, Good Guy via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 08/06/2018 22:33, Trung Tran via Boost-users wrote:
>
>>  From https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.67.0/binaries/
>> boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe
>> I got windows defender warning on Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A
>> Total virus report the same on the same file.
>> https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/402d07022fe9671e401efc4e90
>> a1ff25e1bc9e1c23b3d8b1c65e4a2e6799abfc/detection
>>
>
> The link is provided on Boost's official download page <
> https://www.boost.org/users/download/> so you have to take it on trust.
>

 This is highly naive. I only need to refer to ccleaner
<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/how-to/security/ccleaner-malware-incident-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-remove/>
to prove this.

degski
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