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What does the author have to say?

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In Reply to: RE: Why is there a trojan in cMP? posted by Ryelands on April 25, 2009 at 08:26:19

I am not implying that the author has deliberately planted a Trojan in his program. I am also aware that not all anti-virus software is equally capable in detecting malware.

It is also my impression that most users of cMP do not use anti-virus software on their computer player and a dedicated computer is recommended for cMP with no network or Internet capability. Thus the majority of cMP users wouldn�t be aware of a possible Trojan and if they are not connected to a network or the Internet any possible Trojan would not be an issue.

I did a search on �Trojan� and �cMP� in Computer Audio Asylum and came up with 10 records to date. I have seen nothing from the author, so I�m not convinced he is aware of these observations of malware or any possible problems. I do think it�s a bad practice to distribute a program without warning users that their anti-virus software may detect that the downloaded file is infected and that after the setup installation an anti-virus scan may report a Trojan Generic.

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RE: What does the author have to say? - Uzeb 21:19:25 04/25/09 (2)
audiozorro did you see this post

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=pcaudio&n=32201&highlight=trojan+in+cmp

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- RE: What does the author have to say? - audiozorro 18:12:09 04/26/09 (1)
  Thanks, I did review the earlier posts but I still felt uncomfortable especially if I had to install the cMP program on someone else�s computer. Although McAfee and Norton are the two most widely used anti-virus programs, in most independent tests there are several programs rated much higher in effectiveness and finding new viruses, whereas McAfee and Norton often lag behind.
  
  I do feel somewhat better, more knowledgeable and I thank everyone for their comments. My solution will just be to follow the recommended setup, i.e. a dedicated computer not connected to the Internet or networked to other computers. Thus the anti-virus warning of a Trojan Generic will have no consequences, whether real, imagined or benign.
  - RE: What does the author have to say? - Dawnrazor 13:53:57 04/27/09 (0)
    I think this a non issue. One of the posts you must have seen is the one from me with a bitdefender screen shot.
    
    But I still run cmp on my rig. I am not worried.
    
    And cmp is not alone. Here is a screen shot from a player that does give that warning you require. I bet he is using similar code to cics for the remote control. From the Mp3toys set up menu( I circled it in red):
    
    Like cmp, I think this is a legit player too.

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