Devesh, Here are some official responses to hopefully help in the next search to see if jQuery is safe:
>From my blog: http://ralphwhitbeck.com/2009/04/09/IsJQuerySafe.aspx >From Rey Bango's blog: http://blog.reybango.com/2009/04/09/is-jquery-safe/ I hope this confirms that the team takes jQuery's safety seriously and we want to ensure that people are comfortable with it's use. Thanks, Ralph On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Rey Bango <r...@reybango.com> wrote: > > Hi Devesh, > > I'm not sure if you're concerned because your virus scanner reported > something or because you'd like to have some assurances that what you're > downloading is legitimate. I'll address both just in case. > > 1) Virus Scanner Reported Something: In some instances, anti-virus > programs have reported a false positive on packed versions of various > libraries in jQuery. It's definitely a false positive and not a virus in > any way. > > 2) The jQuery downloads are basically text files that we manage & the > project has been active for 3 years now. We have a tremendous number of > large scale users leveraging jQuery so you can rest assured you're in > good company. You can see a list of them here: > > http://docs.jquery.com/Sites_Using_jQuery > > As Ralph mentioned, the fact that Google hosts the jQuery library on > their CDN is a good indicator of the safety level of the library. > > In terms of viruses & jQuery, you should be fine. > > If you're concerned about downloading it from our site or using the > Google hosted version, please feel free to download the code and create > your own version of it. This will give you the best level of control > over the build process: > > http://docs.jquery.com/Downloading_jQuery#Subversion_.28SVN.29 > > We want you to enjoy your experience with jQuery and provide the best > option available for your usage. > > Best, > > Rey > jQuery Project Team > > > Devesh wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using the latest version of jquery. I want to confirm that is > > there any type virus or trozan with the latest version of jquery. I > > have searched it on google a lot, but not able to find any exact > > answer. Please confirm me. > > > > Thanks > > Devesh M > > >
