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ownedbycats · 11-19-2020, 09:04 AM

I once compiled a batch file I had to an executable for some reason or another, and just out of curiosity threw it up on VirusTotal. Some of the antiviruses flagged it because they had never seen it before.

There's also apocryphal stories about Norton Antivirus attempting to quarantine itself.

11-19-2020, 09:04 AM	#15
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,054 Karma: 75568269 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I once compiled a batch file I had to an executable for some reason or another, and just out of curiosity threw it up on VirusTotal. Some of the antiviruses flagged it because they had never seen it before. There's also apocryphal stories about Norton Antivirus attempting to quarantine itself. Last edited by ownedbycats; 11-19-2020 at 09:26 AM.