Sourceforge Malware. Alternative download?
Posted by: skullman (82.149.161.---)
Date: June 15, 2015 09:25AM

Is there any chance to provide an alternative site to download Wamp after several projects claiming that Sourceforge is distributing malware/spyware within their installers?

- [seclists.org]
- [notepad-plus-plus.org]
- [www.gimp.org]
- [www.howtogeek.com]

Any help will be much appreciated.

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Re: Sourceforge Malware. Alternative download?
Posted by: Otomatic (Moderator)
Date: June 15, 2015 10:07AM

Hi,

- File: wampserver2.5-Apache-2.4.9-Mysql-5.6.17-php5.5.12-32b.exe on April 30, 2014 before it was uploaded and made available on Sourceforge:
-- Size: 39.917.641 bytes
-- MD5: 5F38E4739238167DE4070387772B9A2F

- - File: wampserver2.5-Apache-2.4.9-Mysql-5.6.17-php5.5.12-32b.exe downloaded today at 09:00 on Sourceforge
-- Size: 39.917.641 bytes
-- MD5: 5F38E4739238167DE4070387772B9A2F

Moreover:
- I did a binary comparison of the two files: there is no difference.
- I submitted the two files to the detectors for viruses, malware and spyware: nothing.

There are no malware or spyware in the file to download.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation. Ghandi
This is not because they are many to be wrong, they are necessarily right. Coluche




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2015 05:05PM by Otomatic.

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