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Author Arie van Wingerden
Recipients Arie van Wingerden, louielu, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
Date 2017-07-17.13:25:55
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OK. Will contact BitDefender.

2017-07-17 14:55 GMT+02:00 Steve Dower <report@bugs.python.org>:

>
> Steve Dower added the comment:
>
> The best response is to notify Bitdefender so they can fix their
> signatures.
>
> Python is commonly used in malware, and so some parts of it are often
> misidentified as unique to some detected virus. By reporting the name of
> the virus and providing the actual file to Bitdefender, they can fix their
> signatures and provide an update.
>
> Most AV companies provide a specific email address for false positives.
> Feel free to email them, or provide enough information here (including
> their email address) and someone else can forward it.
>
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