CMD script identified by Malwarebytes as potential randomware

[Uwe Ziegenhagen]

I'd say all *.bat and *.cmd files are categorized as potentially harmful on
modern Windows systems.

Uwe

Am So., 9. Aug. 2020 um 17:54 Uhr schrieb Jim Diamond via tex-live <
tex-live at tug.org>:

> On Sun, Aug  9, 2020 at 14:36 (+0100), Philip Taylor wrote:
>
> > The following CMD script, stored in C:\TeX\Live\2020 as DO-UPDATE.CMD, is
> > identified by Malwarebytes as suspected ransomware.
>
>
> > tlmgr update --self --all --verify-repo=none
>
>
> > Any ideas ?
>
> M$ used to think Linux was a virus (maybe they still do), so it is
> quite possible that they also feel any competitor to M$-word is also a
> virus and should be wiped off the face of the earth.
>
> :-)
>
>                                 Jim
>


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