[OT] Which Virus Software for Chess Development?

[Steve Maughan]

I need some advice.

I use the free version of Bitdefender. Generally I love it (because it unobtrusive). Unfortunately when developing and testing it often flags Maverick as a potential virus and kills the process. I have flagged the EXE as an exception but I suppose after every build it has a different signature and the problem repeats. I literally need to turn Bitdefender off when developing - which is not great.

So.....

What's the best virus software when developing chess apps?

Does the full version of Bitdefender have better exclusion features (e.g. exclude whole folder from scan)?

- Steve

[zullil]

What's the best virus software when developing chess apps?

- Steve

Linux.

Sorry, should have resisted.

[Rein Halbersma]

Microsoft Security Essentials?

[Steve Maughan]

Linux. Sorry, should have resisted.

Indeed!

[Steve Maughan]

Hi Rein,

I was using MSE, but even that gave some spurious false positives.

I'm currently testing Webroot. It seems to fit the bill. It allows for exception, which should work nicely

Steve

[AlvaroBegue]

What's the best virus software when developing chess apps?

- Steve

Linux.

Sorry, should have resisted.

No, you shouldn't have. Maybe Steve won't listen to your very sensible advice, but perhaps others will.

Mac OS X is also reasonable, although I am more comfortable programming in Linux.

A friend of mine said many years ago that antivirus programs are viruses. I like how Steve referred to them as "virus software"; I guess he agrees, but he still thinks he needs it.

[Steve Maughan]

Alvaro,

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A friend of mine said many years ago that antivirus programs are viruses. I like how Steve referred to them as "virus software"; I guess he agrees, but he still thinks he needs it.

Funny and a modicum of truth! I think it's Avast which makes most of its money selling the email addresses of its subscribers. I could be mistaken.

In the English language we often say the positive and mean "against", or the negative. For example, "we take a tablet *for* a headache". German is much more sensible on this point; they take a tablet against a headache ("gegen kopfschmerzen).

- Steve

[cdani]

I need some advice.

I use the free version of Bitdefender. Generally I love it (because it unobtrusive). Unfortunately when developing and testing it often flags Maverick as a potential virus and kills the process. I have flagged the EXE as an exception but I suppose after every build it has a different signature and the problem repeats. I literally need to turn Bitdefender off when developing - which is not great.

So.....

What's the best virus software when developing chess apps?

Does the full version of Bitdefender have better exclusion features (e.g. exclude whole folder from scan)?

- Steve

With the full version of Bitdefender in fact I have this exclude whole folder option that works well.

[Aleks Peshkov]

In the English language we often say the positive and mean "against", or the negative. For example, "we take a tablet *for* a headache". German is much more sensible on this point; they take a tablet against a headache ("gegen kopfschmerzen).

In Russian we tell "to accept a tablet from a head (not headache)" :)

[Daniel Shawul]

they take a tablet against a headache ("gegen kopfschmerzen).

Why am I not surprised? You also pronounce every letter in a German word..so straightforward! Compare that to French for example.