On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Ed Koerber via cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: > I am using the following version of cygwin on a Windows 7 computer: > > $ uname -a > CYGWIN_NT-6.1 e250 2.6.0(0.304/5/3) 2016-08-31 14:27 i686 Cygwin > > Why does Malwarebytes flag this file: > > C:\cygwin\usr\x86_64-w64-mingw32\sys-root\mingw\bin\qdbusviewer-qt5.exe > > as Adware.Elex malware?
Probably because virus scanners are amongst the dumbest software on earth? If you were to report it to Malwarebytes as a suspected false positive that would be helpful. > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
