Sigil 2.7.6 Released

[DiapDealer]

Sigil 2.7.6

Sigil 2.7.6 is mainly a maintenance release.

New Features

• add ability to unset environment variables using the env-vars.txt file

Bug Fixes

• fix many translations from Transifex that somehow were improperly updated
• Fix bug in Clips Window (dock widget) that messed up its layout

--------------------------------Notes -----------------------------------

It's possible that Windows users may need to update their Visual Studio VC++ Redistributable runtimes if Sigil doesn't run.

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.7.6 Github Release page.

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[Capricorn]

When I download Sigil 2.7.6 on my windows 11 25H2 (with latest updates) machine,
windows defender immediately puts it into quarantine with the message: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml found
I cannot remember ever having had a problem with sigil and windows defender.
I assume this is a false positive.

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by Capricorn

When I download Sigil 2.7.6 on my windows 11 25H2 (with latest updates) machine,
windows defender immediately puts it into quarantine with the message: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml found.

I only got the usual warning that the installer isn't commonly downloaded,

Originally Posted by Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen couldn't verify if this file is safe because it isn't commonly downloaded. Make sure you trust the file you're downloading or its source before you open it.

Name: Sigil-2.7.6-Windows-x64-Setup.exe
Publisher: Unknown

but Microsoft Defender SmartScreen didn't complain about it and Virustotal also said it's safe.
If you downloaded the installer from a third-party website, that website might have added a PUA.

[Capricorn]

I downloaded it from the sigil website first https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/download/, and then from the github pages for sigil. In both cases the same result. I never use any other sources.

[Capricorn]

Virustotal gave this:
DeepInstinct - Malicious - Microsoft - Trojan:win32/Wacatac.b!ml
All others undetected.

Thanks for reminding me to check with virustotal.

[Capricorn]

I ran, via windows update, a security intelligence update.
Now, when I scan the downloaded setup file with windows defender, it does not complain anymore. Ah well........

[DiapDealer]

Defender's random detection of Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml is like the smoke detector going off when you're cooking. It's typically heuristic nonsense. Especially when only one out of 100 or so anti-malware systems "detect" it. It's heuristics include "cloud reputation.". Which means that "not very many people have downloaded it" is one of the determining factors for flagging it as wacatac.b!ml.

For the record, whether you download Sigil's installer with links from its website, or directly from GitHub, or via Windows' built-in winget tool, the exact same file is being downloaded (directly from Sigil's github release page). Winget has the advantage of avoiding the unsafe, unknown, uncommon download warnings that Microsoft throws at users to scare them into not using software that hasn't paid the ransom to "maybe" get off the "heuristically possible to be" naughty list. Winget vets installers before accepting them. As does Chocolatey. So you tend to get safe, silent installations of Sigil with them.

[Capricorn]

I must have done some heavy cooking.
If I had gotten a nice juicy grilled steak out of it, it would have been worthwhile. But now.........

Ah..yes, I should have used winget...my brain is clearly not working properly today...........