Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice website security

Dears,

Please see attached the print screen that I got when trying to open
LibreOffice website.
Kind regards,
Petre


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi :)
> It is unlikely the LibreOffice website is infected because it runs on
> unix-based platforms such as Gnu&Linux.  I don't think any of the
> internet-facing servers run on Windows.  Also i suspect that uploads get
> scanned and stuff on the servers gets scanned fairly regularly.  However it
> might be wise if we let the websites team know there might be an issue.
>
> On Debian you might be able to install an antivirus program such as Clamtk
> (the Gnome/Cinnamon/Mate/Xfce front-end to clamav) or BitDefender or
> something.  Personally i tend to use specialist LiveCds such as
>
> http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?content=TRINITY_RESCUE_KIT____CPR_FOR_YOUR_COMPUTER&front_id=12&lang=en&locale=en
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=trinity
> or one of the other System Rescue type distros listed at
> http://distrowatch.com/
> I quite like Trinity Rescue Kit because i have used it quite often but i
> haven't tried any of the others much.  TRK can sort out quite a few Windows
> problems quite quickly or just do maintance.  I would use it to safely
> declutter first but emptying the temp folders and caches before leaving it
> to do an over-night antivirus scan and i would get it to run just 1 of the
> av programs at a time rather than 1 after another, at least until i had
> some idea how long the scans took on your machine.  They are a bit
> thorough!  Even 1 could easily take all night.
>
> Actually i would probably start by just installing clamtk inside Debian
> and scan from there.  That way i could keep working while the scan was
> running.  After that scan it might be easier to decide how to proceed.
> Obviously Debain wont be affected by the Windows viruses so you can carry
> on working on the documents that are on the Windows side of your machine.
> Just make sure you scan documents before sending them on to other Windows
> users.
>
> Good luck!  Thanks for letting us know!
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, 16 June 2013, 22:08
> *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice website security
>
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:55:51 -0400, Petre Borocan
> <petre.borocan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear LibreOffice Team,
> >
> > My antivirus program under Windows is blocking the access to your
> > website because it is infected with a malware. I'm accessing your
> > website using a linux operating system (debian based distro).
> > Is it possible for you to check if your website has been infected?
> > And thank you for the excellent office suite you have created.
> > Kind regards from Romania,
> > Petre Borocan
> Petre
>
> What antivirus are you using and does it report a specific virus?
>
> --
> Jay Lozier
> jslozier@gmail.com
>
> --
> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
> Problems?
> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be
> deleted

-- 
To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted