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by bsenftner 323 days ago
Is anyone else have their antivirus alarms go off on visiting this repo's URL?
2 comments
amlib 322 days ago
The main distribution file for this project consists of a python file that embeds multiple python files inside itself encoded as a binary bitstream in a bespoke archive format attached to the end of the file. Maybe this is triggering your AV heuristics?
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bsenftner 322 days ago
No, visiting their repo url triggers a port scan.
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theshrike79 321 days ago
Visiting a Github repo "triggers a port scan" is breaking news level stuff.

Didn't happen.

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rasz 321 days ago
<somewhere around 2000> ZoneAlarm clearly popped a RED window saying the server is attacking me with PING requests. I am calling Internet Police.
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echelon_musk 323 days ago
This made me laugh and now I feel bad. Somehow I didn't expect HN users to be using antivirus software.
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bsenftner 323 days ago
When your corporate overlords insist on such things, one runs such things. And then some sites throw alarms.
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