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authorfireice-uk <fireice-uk@users.noreply.github.com>2017-12-08 19:28:04 +0000
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2017-12-08 19:28:04 +0000
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Merge pull request #396 from b-/patch-1
Grammar and wording regarding virus protection software
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## Virus Protection Alert
-Some Virus protection software flag the miner binary as *Male Ware*.
-In this case the binary is moved to the quarantine area of the protection software.
-This is a wrong alert and not avoid by use.
-Add the binary to to protection software white list to solve this issue.s
+Some virus protection software flags the miner binary as *malware*. This is a false positive — the software does not contain any malware (and since it is open source, you can verify that yourself!)
+If your antivirus software flags **xmr-stak**, it will likely move it to its quarantine area. You may have to whitelist **xmr-stak** in your antivirus.
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