[MacPorts] #48756: zlib @1.2.8 Infected with iPhone WireLurker malware (was: libz @1.2.8 Infected with iPhone WireLurker malware)
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Fri Sep 4 11:49:37 PDT 2015
#48756: zlib @1.2.8 Infected with iPhone WireLurker malware
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Reporter: | Owner: landonf@…
bhavinhasmail@… | Status: new
Type: defect | Milestone:
Priority: Normal | Version: 2.3.3
Component: ports | Keywords: libz iPhone WireLurker WIreLurk
Resolution: | malware
Port: zlib |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):
* cc: ryandesign@… (added)
* owner: macports-tickets@… => landonf@…
* port: => zlib
Comment:
I don't see how the zlib port could be infected with anything. For one
thing, the port hasn't been updated in any way in over 2 years; if there
were a problem, it would have been reported long before now. So either
your local copy of zlib on your machine was replaced with an infected copy
(by something outside of MacPorts), or your virus scanner is giving you a
false positive. To check whether it is the former, you could force a
reinstallation of zlib by running:
{{{
sudo port -n upgrade --force zlib
}}}
Then run your virus scanner again. If it no longer says the file is
infected, then something replaced your zlib with a corrupted copy, and you
should try to figure out how that happened. If it still says it is
infected, I suspect a false positive, and you should report it to the
maker of your antivirus software.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48756#comment:1>
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