Frequently Asked Questions
Question
My antivirus detects that the winPenPack files are infected. Can I trust?
Answer
Following some reports regarding the presence of viruses in winPenPack, We want to inform you that the problem is not due to the presence of malware in our suites, but due to the fact that some programs are, by their original programming, or because they are compressed with UPX (a program that allows the cutting back size of original exe and dlls). Therefore they may be erroneously detected as infected by some viruses. In fact they are "false positives".
To keep Yourself updated or to report the presence of other false positives, please follow this thread in the forum and this news.
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Info Thursday 29 January 2009 - 03:38:18 by Danix
winPenPack - The Portable Software Collection
Question
My antivirus detects that the winPenPack files are infected. Can I trust?
Answer
Following some reports regarding the presence of viruses in winPenPack, We want to inform you that the problem is not due to the presence of malware in our suites, but due to the fact that some programs are, by their original programming, or because they are compressed with UPX (a program that allows the cutting back size of original exe and dlls). Therefore they may be erroneously detected as infected by some viruses. In fact they are "false positives".
To keep Yourself updated or to report the presence of other false positives, please follow this thread in the forum and this news.
winPenPack is:
Details
Info Thursday 29 January 2009 - 03:38:18 by Danix
winPenPack - The Portable Software Collection