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by AlotOfReading 2141 days ago
At one company, Symantec would also quarantine the compiler and build system. It certainly made builds exciting to have the antivirus playing Russian roulette with the entire toolchain.
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Every time I went to configure a toolchain on Jetbrains' CLion, Cmake would create some test files and compile them. Windows Defender deleted every file and even the embedded toolchain. Fun :)
Of course many places have replaced dopey AV with creepier advanced tools like ATP or CrowdStrike.