Digital Workshop

Lately when I double click on one of my programs, AVG, the anti-virus software I am running on my computer, will detect it as a virus and delete it from my computer. Is there something I need to add to the code, a script perhaps?

I got no help from AVG, just the run of the meal run a rounds. However, I did some research and found one person who claimed AVG was doing the same thing to C++ software programs he had written. One person asked if he was using system() and if he was using that, then try adding system("pause") to the code and see if that helps. I do not mind adding that or any other code to prevent users of my software from being told that my software carries a virus and must be deleted from their computer. How embarrassing would that be??? If there is something to add to the code I would need a little more information on where to add the extra code and what to add.

All AVG will do is tell me how to prevent it from happening on my computer, but if I let the software out to the public and they are using anti-virus software the same thing will happen to them...

By the way, I did a search on this site for this subject (program is detected as virus) and several other variations, but got nothing. If anyone has heard about this or knows what to do, please pass the information to me.

Opus uses UPX to compress the executable. Some AVs treat this as suspicious behaviour. The simplest solution would be just to turn off compression - given today's HDD sizes - it'll make little different to the installed file.

If it's a downloaded program you could always leave compression off but use an installer to ensure a more compact delivery.

Mack

That is exactly what it was. Glad to have the fix, but I wish I didn't have to publish without compressing, and it's not the program size as much as it will be the download time. For instance, this program was a little over 2 megs, and now it's over 12 meg. On the good side it opens faster.

Mack, once again...
Thanks for the help...

There's nothing to stop you compressing the file for download. Just use an archive manager - Zip is built into Windows or 7Zip is a great free version. Alternatively, an actual installer is ALWAYS good practice. Opus has it's own but I hearty recommend the free version of http://www.advancedinstaller.com/.

You should be able to compress the file down to about 2-3mb again depending on the compression technique used.

Mack

Let me see if I have this right. So you publish the program without compressing the file, but you zip it for downloading?

Yep.

Mack

Your answer is eloquent in it's simplicity.

Thanks one more time added to many times before.

Dennis...

I would have quoted Alexander The Meerkat and said "simples" but thought that was just for this side of the pond.

Mack