[GNC] Help!

Doug lemans4 at internode.on.net
Thu Dec 25 18:35:33 EST 2025 

This stream makes me thankful I am a Linux user! No worrying about 
hardware upgrades because some foreign Multi-National decides they 
need more control of MY computer!
 I just install or upgrade from the (Linux) distro repositry. Apparently 
many Windows users felt the same after the introduction of W11, & 
moved to Linux. Personally, I use PCLinuxOS, & have used that 
distro for 15 yrs +. Linux user for 20 yrs +, & Gnucash almost as 
long under Linux.
 For those that would like to try Linux, one can download an image of 
PCLinuxOS (& other distros too), burn the distro to a thumbdrive 
using BalenaEtcher or similar, boot the distro & try off the thumbdrive 
(no need to install unless you want to!) As a Windows user you will 
find the system not that dissimilar to using Windows, & most of the 
functionality is similar. (Did Windows copy Linux? Who knows: very TIC)

Happy New Year to all. & pls take this comment as a helpful hint, not 
as a derogatory comment on Windows, that I feel has made a tactical error 
on the move to W11. One can only milk a cow so far until the cow starts 
complaining!

regards, Doug


On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 22:57:04 +0000
"Ken Pyzik" <pyz01 at outlook.com> wrote:

> Nancy-- I think you are on the right track now.  My bet is if the repair 
> shop assisted to get you logged into your computer -- that whatever they 
> used, or did, somehow may now be interfering with your ability to 
> install GNUcash.
> 
> Without be too wordy - GNUCash is open source.  Many virus-protection 
> softwares do NOT like open source because they are excellent candidates 
> to get viruses or Trojans attached to them.  So they err on the side of 
> conservatism and if they do not think they know the source they block 
> it.  This is why you see several "false" positives.  If you think about 
> it, as a consumer, you would much rather have a "false" postive then the 
> opposite -- allowing unknown to get to your computer.  That is why 
> anti-virus is a mixed blessing.  It protects you well, but can also 
> thwart you when you don't want it to.
> 
> My gut tells me if you explain to them the behavior you are seeing -- 
> that they will be able to not only fix the issue - but probably get 
> GNUCash 5.14 installed with little issue.  Best of Luck to you.
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Nancy Moore" <nmoor02 at gmail.com>
> To "Ken Pyzik" <pyz01 at outlook.com>
> Cc "tresmont.eugene" <tresmont.eugene at pm.me>; "R Losey" 
> <rlosey at gmail.com>; "gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org" 
> <gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org>
> Date 12/25/2025 1:40:42 PM
> Subject Re: Re[2]: [GNC] Help!
> 
> >  Under Settings>Window Security>Virus & Threat Protection>Security 
> >Providers it shows
> >
> >Avast Antivirus
> >Avast Antivirus is turned off
> >
> >Microsoft Defender Antivirus
> >Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off
> >
> >OpenText(TM) Core Endpoint Protection   ((TM) indicates a raised 
> >capital small TM indicating trademark)
> >OpenText(TM) Core Endpoint Protection is turned on
> >
> >The latter shows no way to turn it off.
> >
> >Come to think of it, I did take my computer in for repair sometime in 
> >the last few years (I was unable to logon--nothing happened when I 
> >tried).  The place I took it to, across the street, got it running 
> >again, and I think they may have installed that.  Unless you can 
> >suggest a suggestion today, I may take it back there tomorrow and see 
> >what they can do to help (including maybe installing 5.14).  After that 
> >I won't be home until January to try and figure it out (and see whether 
> >they are able to fix it).
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Nancy
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM Ken Pyzik <pyz01 at outlook.com> wrote:  
> >>I have Malwarebytes and my GnuCash installed with no issues.  Other
> >>virus-protection software are being overly aggressive and flagging the
> >>open sources programs as viruses.  As long as you know that you are
> >>downloading from a  known sources (SourceForge) you should be OK to 
> >>just
> >>disable Avast Premium and turn it back on after you install.
> >>
> >>Secondly, make sure to report the false positive to Avast.
> >>
> >>Ken
> >>
> >>
> >>------ Original Message ------
> >>From "tresmont.eugene via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> >>To "R Losey" <rlosey at gmail.com>
> >>Cc "gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org" <gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org>;
> >>"Nancy Moore" <nmoor02 at gmail.com>
> >>Date 12/25/2025 11:00:13 AM
> >>Subject Re: [GNC] Help!
> >>  
> >> >5.14 download withavast premium shows 3 trojans and immediately moves   
> >>download to quarantine... Any information would be appreciated  
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Sent from Proton Mail for Android.
> >> >
> >> >-------- Original Message --------
> >> >On Thursday, 12/25/25 at 09:06 R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >You may not have any anti-virus installed, but what about Windows
> >> >Defender?  Could that be interfering with the installation?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM Nancy Moore <nmoor02 at gmail.com>   
> >>wrote:  
> >> >  
> >> >>
> >> >>  This is my personal desktop machine.  No anti-virus product   
> >>installed--I  
> >> >>  used to have Avast (free version) but it's nowhere to be found   
> >>now, so I'm  
> >> >>  installing it now.
> >> >>  
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >_________________________________
> >> >Richard Losey
> >> >rlosey at gmail.com
> >> >Micah 6:8
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