[vlc-devel] Bluray path not correct?

[Kaarlo Räihä]

12. maaliskuuta 2012 17.46 Tony Anecito <adanecito at yahoo.com> kirjoitti:

> Hi All,
>
> The VLC dev filters would not allow me to send the attached image of the
> Norton Dailog box showing the libaccs.dll as untrusted.
>

I would bet that libaacs will change many times during upcoming years. And
whole untrusted/trusted approach to .dll/.exe files isn't a very good
thing, specially if you test nightlies all the time.


> Also, I suspect if the dll is part of the vlc install Norton
> Antivirus might allow it to be installed. I only say the because I think
> VLC.exe as a application is trusted by Norton and I think any dll that is
> installed might be trusted. The dialog mentioned something about Norton has
> not seen that dll very often I think it said twice I am not sure if that
> means all over the world where Norton Antivirus 2012 was installed.
>
> Anyway I am done for now on this issue.
>
> Regards,
> -Tony
>
> --- On *Sun, 3/11/12, Tony Anecito <adanecito at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Tony Anecito <adanecito at yahoo.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [vlc-devel] Bluray path not correct?
> To: "Mailing list for VLC media player developers" <vlc-devel at videolan.org
> >
> Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 6:13 PM
>
>    Hi Remi,
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply. You are right Norton is doing something new
> with the 2012 release where it is not your typical dialog box where it
> tells you something and allows you to decide to allow the dll to stay in
> place. The explanation I found is there is a new method of determining a
> virus or threat that looks like it is based on something the community has
> determined is a threat. That new method took me by surprise and thier
> response of not allowing you to determine to keep it also.
>
> I used the Norton utility to check individual files and pointed it to the
> libaacs.dll. I have included the screenshots. The info indicates the file
> is not trusted but a user can overide. Also, I think the trust level rating
> might be new because it also mentions few users in the Norton community
> have used it which maybe is the issue overall. This Norton Insight is new
> to me. I did decide to set Norton Antivirus to trust it and maybe that will
> help if that decision goes back to this Norton Community. I also will send
> a question regarding this situation to Norton and let you know what I hear
> back.
>
> I attached the screenshot of the indivisual file check.
>
> Best Regards,
> -Tony
>
>
> --- On *Sun, 3/11/12, Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net>
>
> Subject: Re: [vlc-devel] Bluray path not correct?
> To: vlc-devel at videolan.org
> Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 12:56 AM
>
> Le dimanche 11 mars 2012 09:31:43 Konstantin Pavlov, vous avez écrit :
> > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:09:09PM -0800, Tony Anecito wrote:
> > > Thanks Naohiro I tried an earlier version like you mentioned and the
> path
> > > is still incorrect.
> > > I found out something a lot more interesting and VLC team needs to know
> > > about it.
> > >
> > > Seems Norton Antivirus 2012 is treating the required libaacs.dll as a
> > > virus and removes it from the disk when it spots it being used by a
> > > program. This is quite serious and any user of VLC where that virus
> > > protection is used will find the dll is removed. I know VLC does not
> > > install it and you have to do it by hand but I figure VLC users will
> get
> > > unhappy this is happening.
> >
> > You need to report it to the makers of your anti-virus software. It
> should
> > not behave that way.
>
> Well... I doubt that Tony would get an answer from Symantec. VideoLAN is
> more
> likely to get an answer. But even that errs on the optimistic side. If
> that
> does not work, then the problem could be made more public. But care should
> be
> taken for VideoLAN not to be classified as staunch supporters of piracy, I
> think. Interoperability is a more valid explanation on Linux than on
> Windows.
>
> Did antivirii change their mode of user interfaction since I last used
> them?
> In my experience, antivirus software shows a big modal dialog whenever it
> catches caught something, much like a cat brings dead rodents and
> agonizing
> birds to his/her owner. In that respect, silent removal seems peculiar to
> me.
> For all I know, Symantec might do this on purpose, in cooperation with
> some
> Association of America and/or some branch of the USA government.
>
>
> Anyway, thanks Tony for investigating it and bringing it up to our
> attention.
>
> --
> Rémi Denis-Courmont
> http://www.remlab.net/
> http://fi.linkedin.com/in/remidenis
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