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Sourcefire virus detection during install

I've just installed 2.9.1.17 on my PC (offline only), and the installer has triggered my virus scanner.  This has happened with the last few versions as well, probably since 2.8.  Detection happens during main install, before WinUSB driver install.

Installation continues normally after detection, and EOS runs with no problems.

I'll speak with our IT dept. as well, but thought I'd share with the forum too.

Tommo

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    Unfortunately some virus scanners are not very accurate and they result in false positives ie they decide something is a virus when its not,  often the virus scanners signature is just not complex enough to accurately distinguish it. Or sometimes the so called heuristic ones see that a program can run other programs and decides that it may therefore be a virus.  An update the the virus scanner might fix the problem or change to a better one,

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