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# I've got both. Tried it with both.
It starts it, puts the nice GIMP setup.exe in my downloads folder, then, once complete, it disappears ...
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:08, archived)
# sounds to me like your antivirus is registering a 'false positive' and silently deleting it.
try disabling your protection temporarily and redownload
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:10, archived)
# That doesn't sound the least bit dangerous
were that the case, wouldn't the antivirus program log the fact in a manner which he could look up?
(I helped save b3ta! RedHouse over yonder, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:14, archived)
# yes it should
there are also websites which check your file against 40 or more antivirus signature databases -- like virustotal.com which will
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:20, archived)
# I'm not sure about how wise that would be.
It looks like it's some sort of setting that I need to switch off.
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:18, archived)
# look at my reply to redhouse.
I run in to such things periodically on the job. a 'smart firewall' product called sonicwall is notorious for finding 'viruses' in HP print driver packages -- blocking the download
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:21, archived)
# Unwise? Unless you're surfing the back end of the internet while you're downloading you'll be fine.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:40, archived)
#
back end of teh internet
/links
(I helped save b3ta! Van Da Graph is sufferng wth an intermttent 'i' key, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:52, archived)
# If so it's a fucking stupid antivirus.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:39, archived)
# no.
Many antivirus prodcts have been known to have an occasional burp like that. It's a very tricky game, the whole antivirus/antimalware industry
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:43, archived)
# I mean any antivirus which silently deletes anything you explictitly download.
That's just not smart. False positives I understand.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:45, archived)
# Most will let you know -- unless it is on a company PC where the Admins like to set things up in such a way as to minimise phone calls to tech support
I have a PC here at the house which I have configured Avast to silently move things to the 'chest'. I am not worried about false positive removals crippling my system since that system does a full backup at 03:00 daily.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 18:09, archived)
# System restores, or backup of critical files?
Screw system restores fucking with your storage, reformat the thing and be damned.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 18:17, archived)
# full disk bare metal recovery capability
i dont fuck around :D
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 19:08, archived)
# Does your total remaining space go down once it's downloaded?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 17:38, archived)