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Message 80762 - Posted: 5 Sep 2017, 11:02:09 UTC

Last modified: 5 Sep 2017, 11:05:56 UTC Version 7.8.2 of the BOINC client has been released for Windows and Mac OS X. ID: 80762 ·

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Joined: 31 Mar 16Posts: 2 Message 80789 - Posted: 5 Sep 2017, 15:24:23 UTC - in response to Message 80762.



btw, they changed their name to macOS a little bit ago... you know, Apple loves to keeps things simple. :D Awesome work, thank you!btw, they changed their name to macOS a little bit ago... you know, Apple loves to keeps things simple. :D ID: 80789 ·

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Last modified: 5 Sep 2017, 17:51:59 UTC Where is the change log or when will it be posted?



Nevermind. I found the BOINC 7.7/7.8 Change Log thread: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=11539#77013 Nevermind. I found the BOINC 7.7/7.8 Change Log thread: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=11539#77013 ID: 80796 ·

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Message 80857 - Posted: 6 Sep 2017, 16:07:03 UTC - in response to Message 80796. During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it.

A false positive? ID: 80857 ·

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Joined: 13 Oct 10Posts: 82 Message 80865 - Posted: 6 Sep 2017, 20:19:35 UTC No, Boinc now includes open source freeware viruses. ID: 80865 ·

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Message 80873 - Posted: 7 Sep 2017, 5:14:07 UTC - in response to Message 80857. During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it.

A false positive?

Yes - a false positive. One of the tests used by a lot of av software is the number of downloads, and BOINC often falls below the "safe" threshold. Yes - a false positive. One of the tests used by a lot of av software is the number of downloads, and BOINC often falls below the "safe" threshold. ID: 80873 ·

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Message 80907 - Posted: 7 Sep 2017, 14:39:46 UTC - in response to Message 80865. No, Boinc now includes open source freeware viruses.



Thanks for irony

We know (you and i) that is very difficult that Boinc app is infected, but a new user may be frightened... Thanks for ironyWe know (you and i) that is very difficult that Boinc app is infected, but a new user may be frightened... ID: 80907 ·

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Joined: 2 Jul 14Posts: 184 Message 80913 - Posted: 7 Sep 2017, 18:44:12 UTC



VirusTotal:

https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/url



Metadefender:

https://www.metadefender.com/#!/scan-file If one antivirus software gave an alert it's useful to get another opinion. There are some online virus scanners that utilize tens of different scan engines (also the big names). Those multi-scanners can be used to scan Boinc installer files, already before launching the installer locally. For example...VirusTotal:Metadefender: ID: 80913 ·

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Joined: 30 May 12Posts: 356 Message 80938 - Posted: 8 Sep 2017, 11:43:52 UTC

Now >> 7.8.2 Development version (MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING)

Did I miss something? [CSF] Thomas H.V. Dupont

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Our motto : "to crunch and to serve"

http://www.crunchersansfrontieres.org Now >> 7.8.2 Development version (MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING)Did I miss something?[CSF] Thomas H.V. DupontFounder ofOur motto : "to crunch and to serve" ID: 80938 ·

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Message 80943 - Posted: 8 Sep 2017, 12:56:22 UTC - in response to Message 80857. During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it.

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Message 80983 - Posted: 9 Sep 2017, 11:42:55 UTC - in response to Message 80943.

Last modified: 9 Sep 2017, 11:45:23 UTC Free AVG Antivirus

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P.s. Excuse me if i report my experience. Will not happen anymore I'm using avg with license, not free.P.s. Excuse me if i report my experience. Will not happen anymore ID: 80983 ·

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Message 80985 - Posted: 9 Sep 2017, 11:46:56 UTC - in response to Message 80983. Report a false positive to AVG

If you think AVG wrongly detected a file, URL or Tracking as harmful—or if you have a virus sample that AVG failed to detect—please submit it to us for analysis. Please note that we do not answer back with results as the files are being checked automatically. Please do not private message me for tech support, these will be ignored! ID: 80985 ·

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Message 80986 - Posted: 9 Sep 2017, 11:48:16 UTC - in response to Message 80983.

Last modified: 9 Sep 2017, 11:50:55 UTC It was just the 'Downolad' in the advertisement that amused me...



(it was more prominent in the original formatting) ID: 80986 ·

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Joined: 12 Sep 17Posts: 1 Message 81122 - Posted: 12 Sep 2017, 13:49:26 UTC - in response to Message 80762.



This redirects automatically to a page that shows Release Notes for Boinc 7.6 - with this explanatory first line:



Version 7.6.33 of BOINC was released for general public use Macintosh on December 8, 2016. The download page has this link at the bottom for Release Notes: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes This redirects automatically to a page that shows Release Notes for- with this explanatory first line: ID: 81122 ·

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Joined: 21 Jan 16Posts: 9 Message 81221 - Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 10:02:09 UTC - in response to Message 81122.

Last modified: 14 Sep 2017, 10:11:16 UTC

Notice from BOINC

A new version of BOINC is available. (7.8.2) Download

9/14/2017 1:15:38 AM · more...

Clicking "more" brought me to the same page as Mei mentioned, My BOINC Messenger just recently brought up the following new notice:Clicking "more" brought me to the same page as Mei mentioned, https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes_for_BOINC_7.6 . Has the Release Notes page for this latest BOINC version been updated or just not published yet? Seems notice a bit ahead of itself and a bit confusing. I wanted to get some idea of any advantages of this new version versus the one I'm using before downloading and installing. Just an FYI, thanks. ID: 81221 ·

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Message 81235 - Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 16:11:42 UTC - in response to Message 81221.

I have an unofficial change log thread over on the BOINC forums: Please do not private message me for tech support, these will be ignored! I asked the release manager and he hopes someone else will do them. So it's anyone's guess.I have an unofficial change log thread over on the BOINC forums: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=11539 but we're not sure all those changes between 7.6.33 and 7.7.2 and BOINC 7.8.0 are in there. Only the release manager knows, and he won't tell. ID: 81235 ·

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Message 81240 - Posted: 14 Sep 2017, 19:11:08 UTC - in response to Message 81235. Only the release manager knows, and he won't tell. I suspect the word is "can't", rather than "won't": he's been the one making the changes, and I have a strong suspicion that he hasn't been keeping notes. So, he can't tell you what he's done, and he won't put in the hours of research needed to work it out. We can probably split it up into sections and work it out between us, but it's going to be a while. I suspect the word is "can't", rather than "won't": he's been the one making the changes, and I have a strong suspicion that he hasn't been keeping notes. So, he can't tell you what he's done, and he won't put in the hours of research needed to work it out. We can probably split it up into sections and work it out between us, but it's going to be a while. ID: 81240 ·