Avast detects SciPy as a virus?
I installed scipy from here . On loading, avast found scipy loaded as malicious (64-bit for python 3.4). I disabled the safe because I was pretty sure it was not malicious, I have used this site for a ton of python modules and never had a problem. But when I used the linear interpolation module, Avast found the same "virus". Is this real or false positive?
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From the website:
The files are unofficial (meaning: unofficial, unrecognized, personal, unsupported, no warranty, no liability, provided "as is") and provided for testing and evaluation.
I doubt this is indeed a malicious Python module. I'm sure Avast thinks this is just a malicious "script" as it has never encountered this and is not that popular (since in my experience most Python users use some form of * nix and probably antivirus doesn't work). If you have access to the source code you can view it yourself, just double check.
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