CMD script identified by Malwarebytes as potential randomware

Jim Diamond Jim.Diamond at acadiau.ca
Sun Aug 9 17:53:19 CEST 2020


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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