[clamav-users] False positive for sure

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 03 September 2014 07:01:00 Steve Basford did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On Wed, September 3, 2014 11:56 am, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Ok, I'll byte, whats a PUA?
> 
> Here's a good description...
> 
> Q. What is a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA)?
> 
> A. The Sophos definition of a PUA is (quote) "a term used to describe
> an application that is not inherently malicious, but is generally
> considered unsuitable for the majority of business networks.
> 
> Potentially unwanted applications include adware, diallers, remote
> administration tools and hacking tools."
> 
> PUAs shouldn't be confused with viruses, which are always malicious and
> never wanted. They are merely things which are installed alongside
> other applications (typically freeware and shareware applications)
> which you most likely do not want installing as well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve
> Sanesecurity

Well in this case it wasn't unwanted.  The jar file within it sets up a 
unique comm protocol over a serial port, usable only with a TRS-80 Color 
Computer, which if matching drivers are installed in its boot file, allows 
the use of the linux box as a server for up to 16 virtual devices, disk 
drivers, terminal screens, access to modern printers etc, from this old 
(as in 30 yo) computer.  These virtual devices are, because of the serial 
port speed used, actually slightly (10% maybe) slower than a real floppy 
drive would be.

Back in its day, the "CoCo", running os9 taught me how a unix-like, 
multitasking and multiuser system worked, and is the major reason this 
user went from it to the amiga, then to linux in 1998.  Because of that 
experience, any machine I bought, that came with windows on it, was soon 
(same day) formatted and had linux installed. That was an HP Laptop.  But 
usually I build from scratch.  This one was.  And the next one will be too 
if I don't fall over first since my next birthday will make 80 of them.

So as its been yonks since I setup the daily machine scan, where do I turn 
off this particular PUA feature?



Cheers, Gene Heskett
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