Re: Latest dist v5.2

[Ron <ron () skullsecurity net>]

On 01/21/2010 09:59 AM, DePriest, Jason R. wrote:
> > The other option is to tell the a/v vendor to cut it out, but I can't see
> > that working. :)
>
> Actually, this is pretty much the only option.  Sysinternal's psexec
> occasionally gets flagged as a virus along with other legit things
> like upx-compressed executables because malware also use them.
>
> That's free / open source for you, right?
>
> You have to let the vendors know they are triggering false positives.
>
> It's up to them if they care or not.

Well, the alternative option is to distribute it separately so Nmap 
proper doesn't trigger the aignature.
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