#38097: metasploit2, metasploit3: Virus found during install ---------------------------------------+------------------------------ Reporter: turbominicooper@… | Owner: opendarwin.org@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.1.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: metasploit2, metasploit3 | ---------------------------------------+------------------------------ Comment (by turbominicooper@…): Replying to [comment:6 cal@…]:
Replying to [comment:5 egall@…]:
Although maybe the examples and payloads and stuff could get moved to a `+examples` variant or something that isn't set by default?
IMO, users who don't know why and how metasploit ships dangerous software just shouldn't install it in the first place. We could add a warning to the description or to `port notes metasploit{,3}`, though.
Moving the examples and payloads won't help in this case anyway, because the virus scanner deems the distfile tarball to be dangerous. There's nothing MacPorts can do about that.
I think a 'WARNING MAY CONATIN NUTS' note is definitely needed, as for moving the files, why not have an extra port that users can download as an add-on? Im pretty sure less people would download if they knew it had virus's and im pretty sure not everyone is using an antivirus thinking macports is safe and doesn contain unlisted virus's?? (IMO). -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38097#comment:8> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS