Thread 'Client version 7.8.2 released'
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 David Anderson Send message Joined: 10 Sep 05 Posts: 726 |
Version 7.8.2 of the BOINC client has been released for Windows and Mac OS X. ID: 80762 ·  |
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Awesome work, thank you! btw, they changed their name to macOS a little bit ago... you know, Apple loves to keeps things simple. :D 
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Where is the change log or when will it be posted? 
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Send message Joined: 16 Dec 15 Posts: 15
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Where is the change log or when will it be posted? Nevermind. I found the BOINC 7.7/7.8 Change Log thread: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=11539#77013 ID: 80796 · |
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Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 419 
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During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it. A false positive? ID: 80857 · |
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Send message Joined: 13 Oct 10 Posts: 120 
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No, Boinc now includes open source freeware viruses. ID: 80865 · |
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Send message Joined: 25 May 09 Posts: 1302 
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During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it. Yes - a false positive. One of the tests used by a lot of av software is the number of downloads, and BOINC often falls below the "safe" threshold. ID: 80873 · |
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Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 419
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No, Boinc now includes open source freeware viruses. Thanks for irony We know (you and i) that is very difficult that Boinc app is infected, but a new user may be frightened... ID: 80907 · |
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Richie Send message Joined: 2 Jul 14 Posts: 186 
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If one antivirus software gave an alert it's useful to get another opinion. There are some online virus scanners that utilize tens of different scan engines (also the big names). Those multi-scanners can be used to scan Boinc installer files, already before launching the installer locally. For example... VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/url Metadefender: https://www.metadefender.com/#!/scan-file ID: 80913 · |
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Send message Joined: 30 May 12 Posts: 356
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 Now >> 7.8.2 Development version (MAY BE UNSTABLE - USE ONLY FOR TESTING) Did I miss something? [CSF] Thomas H.V. Dupont Founder of CRUNCHERS SANS FRONTIERES Our motto : "to crunch and to serve" http://www.crunchersansfrontieres.org ID: 80938 · |
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Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5131
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During installation on Windows, i have message from my AVG Antivirus that "C:\Windows\Boinc.scr" is infected and antivirus block it.French airport WiFi advertisement: Free AVG AntivirusWould you trust this AV? ID: 80943 · |
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Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 419
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Free AVG AntivirusWould you trust this AV? I'm using avg with license, not free. P.s. Excuse me if i report my experience. Will not happen anymore ID: 80983 · |
Jord Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15573 
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Report a false positive to AVG If you think AVG wrongly detected a file, URL or Tracking as harmful—or if you have a virus sample that AVG failed to detect—please submit it to us for analysis. Please note that we do not answer back with results as the files are being checked automatically. ID: 80985 · |
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Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5131
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It was just the 'Downolad' in the advertisement that amused me... (it was more prominent in the original formatting) ID: 80986 · |
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Send message Joined: 12 Feb 11 Posts: 419
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Report a false positive to AVG Already done! ID: 80988 · |
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Send message Joined: 12 Sep 17 Posts: 1
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The download page has this link at the bottom for Release Notes: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes This redirects automatically to a page that shows Release Notes for Boinc 7.6 - with this explanatory first line: Version 7.6.33 of BOINC was released for general public use Macintosh on December 8, 2016. ID: 81122 · |
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Send message Joined: 21 Jan 16 Posts: 9
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My BOINC Messenger just recently brought up the following new notice: Notice from BOINC Clicking "more" brought me to the same page as Mei mentioned, https://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Release_Notes_for_BOINC_7.6. Has the Release Notes page for this latest BOINC version been updated or just not published yet? Seems notice a bit ahead of itself and a bit confusing. I wanted to get some idea of any advantages of this new version versus the one I'm using before downloading and installing. Just an FYI, thanks. ID: 81221 · |
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Jord Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15573
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I asked the release manager and he hopes someone else will do them. So it's anyone's guess. I have an unofficial change log thread over on the BOINC forums: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=11539 but we're not sure all those changes between 7.6.33 and 7.7.2 and BOINC 7.8.0 are in there. Only the release manager knows, and he won't tell. ID: 81235 · |
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Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5131
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Only the release manager knows, and he won't tell.I suspect the word is "can't", rather than "won't": he's been the one making the changes, and I have a strong suspicion that he hasn't been keeping notes. So, he can't tell you what he's done, and he won't put in the hours of research needed to work it out. We can probably split it up into sections and work it out between us, but it's going to be a while. ID: 81240 · |
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Send message Joined: 21 Jan 16 Posts: 9
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Thanks to Ageless and Richard for the update/"clarification." I think I will hold off on doing this update until I have more info on possible benefits over 7.6.33. Once folks are curious enough to update, we should start getting real world feedback with pros and cons. Thanks again. ID: 81244 · |
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