[R] gtools Gator infected...

Bob Rudis bob at rud.is
Sat Oct 22 13:12:24 CEST 2016


I think your tool is a bit overzealous. VirusTotal -
https://virustotal.com/en/file/5fd1b2fc5c061c0836a70cbad620893a89a27d9251358a5c42c3e49113c9456c/analysis/
& https://virustotal.com/en/file/e133ebf5001e1e991f1f6b425adcfbab170fe3c02656e3a697a5ebea961e909c/analysis/
- shows no sign of any malware in the 32-bit DLLor 64-bit DLL (I
tested  r-release: gtools_3.5.0.zip)

On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 4:50 AM, Troels Ring <tring at gvdnet.dk> wrote:
> Hi friends - just installed gtools to make rstan run. Was rapidly informed
> by Spyhunter 4 that gtools.dll harboured Gator. Spyhunter 4 then
> aggressively removed Gator - and gtools were gone and rstan out of function.
> Kind of sorry about this.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Troels Ring
>
> Aalborg, Denmark
>
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