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Bug#442225: installer triggers anti-virus detection



Robert Millan wrote:
> Now that I think of it, the affected file was nsisdl.dll, which is the plugin
> used to download stuff in network mode.  This isn't used in the CDs.

Will virus scanners still falsely detect a virus signature[1] in the
file even though it's not used?

BTW, google for "nsisdl virus" is interesting:
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:b8mXTk6UwOcJ:forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D164312+nsisdl+virus&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=172956

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see shy jo

[1] If they're not just assuming that some virii use nsisdl,
    therefore any instance of it == virus!

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