Re: [libreoffice-users] Detected

I would not use a "modified" version of LO, that adds their logos [or 
other things] without telling the user that they have modified LO from 
the original version.  I had one software do that and it took weeks of 
work to install the "non-modified" version so the modifications were no 
longer seen.  I just do not trust these "un-stated modified versions".  
I create a DVD project for LO and use the original files [all 90+ of 
them].  I would never modify LO and not tell people that is has been 
modified.  The DVD labels that are included in my DVD project .iso files 
show both my side and the official LO site URLs next to each other in/on 
the label "artwork" files and DVD media I burn/print.  I also hate the 
modified software packages that then require the user to go to the 
original software help service and you are told that since the software 
was modified those help-line people cannot help the user[s].

Yes, open source and freely modifiable is a good idea, but those 
developed modified packages should not be called the "exact" same name 
as the unmodified ones and distributed that way.  We need independent 
coders to "play" with ideas and tweaking LO, to see what they can do to 
improve the package, or make it "their own version".  But users need to 
know if they are being given a modified package.  Once I repository 
version of LO had a different color splash screen as the same version 
number downloaded from LO pages.  I wondered what else was modified, but 
the Linux help system could not tell me and would not even admit to that 
they changed the splash screen in their repository version.  So I tend 
remove repository version after the "updating" and install the official 
LO website version[s].

Yes, I have had problems with false-positives with some security 
packages, but less with Comodo's free :Internet Suite" of security 
software.  Of course, it is good to make sure of the software source[s] 
and run anti-virus on the downloaded install file[s] BEFORE you install 
them.  Some packages automatically check downloaded files before they 
are saves outside if the "download temp. folder" before it is saved in 
the targeted one, while others do not.  Also make sure you use "Web of 
Trust" that has a rating system that warns of issues with web pages that 
might be better to avoid - say kid safe, security issues reported, 
etc..  It works with Google search and as a "web page entry advisor" on 
Chrome, Firefox, and IE.  Free too.

On 07/16/2014 09:34 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> It is more likely to be a false-positive.  All anti-virus and security 
> systems run the risk of finding false-positives otherwise they are not 
> working hard enough.
>
> Also the software competes against major profit-making software from 
> certain companies so their security programs or anti-virus programs 
> could have a good reason to have such 'accidents'.
>
> On the other hand the software is free to distribute and 
> modify&distribute so that people can have tweaked versions to cover a 
> variety of scenarios.  For example on Cds/Dvds glued to the front of 
> mags, or in corporate environments to place their logo in the 
> menu-bars.  Almost all of these are legitimate and trustworthy.  They 
> should all point to the main official website to make it easy to get 
> the pure original from;
> http://www.libreoffice.org/
> http://www.libreoffice.org/downloads
>
> If that version created a problem then it would be great to hear which 
> security program or anti-virus you are using and maybe someone here, 
> or you, could let them know they have a false-positive.
>
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On 16 July 2014 13:48, Kracked_P_P---webmaster 
> <webmaster@krackedpress.com <mailto:webmaster@krackedpress.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 07/16/2014 02:33 AM, Against thieves wrote:
>
>         my software detected your libreoffice have many trojan and
>         malware spy file at your installation file and setuped
>         folder,welcome to clean and fix such trojan,otherwise,your
>         software are unsafe
>
>
>     Where did you get the install file and was the detection on that
>     file or after it was installed? What OS are you using and which
>     Anti-Virus, and detection/cleaning, packages are you using?  That
>     may help use know what is going on.
>
>     I have never heard of this issue coming up before.  My Comodo
>     suite of software has never detected any Trojan and other
>     "nasties" in LO's install files. I have the 4.2.5 installed on my
>     main Win7 laptop and LO was clean.
>
>
>
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