jamesbdunn Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) I tried to download a simple PDF file to get a listing of the plugins available for Paint.net and the PDF was deleted by my antivirus protection because it contained a virus. Is this the proper and most expedient platform for reporting severe issues? Location of Paint.net webage: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/15260-plugin-index/ Visible linked content: Plugin Index - Aug 2013.pdf 200.05K 1512 downloads Link to pdf file containing virus: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=6618 I also tried to download a Plugin from EdgeMastery and it contained a virus: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=19682 Potentially a virus has invaded many of the plugins. Edited August 22, 2013 by jamesbdunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) I scanned it with Sophos Antivirus and it is in fact virus free. However, the file does appear to be corrupted. Perhaps EER could reupload? EDIT: Also, some overly ambitious antivirus programs flag DLLs (which are used by Paint.NET as plugin files) as viruses, since many DLLs can be viruses. I think your virus software is a bit overly enthusiastic. What program do you use? Edited August 23, 2013 by david.atwell Not corrupted. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I downloaded and scanned with Kaspersky - no threats reported with that either - ( no sign of it being corrupted for me?)But always a good policy to scan everything! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Scanned with Avast Internet security (not the free one) No sign of a Virus on either the pdf or the plugin. Never had no issues with anything I download from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I manually check the downloads when I post each revision. There should be no corruption or viruses - as confirmed by the multiple posters above. I suspect that jamesbdunn has an overly aggressive virus scanner and that is reporting a false positive. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Confirmed - downloaded file on my home computer with no issues. Corruption must have come into play from my work computer's drive encryption or some such thing. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks for the update David. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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