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Can I trust this script from github?
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<blockquote data-quote="SimeonOnSecurity" data-source="post: 1066178" data-attributes="member: 105125"><p>I still find that it sides on the sides of safety a bit too much. I've had it call basic administration scripts that anyone would use, like to update an email for a user in AD, a virus.</p><p>Threat detection is still something that has a lot of false positives and negatives. Because without context a script that updates an email in AD could be used to reset the password of the user and thus become an issue. </p><p>If it comes back with no detections, all that means is either it is safe or it's new enough to not be detected. If it has a flag, it could mean that it's safe, will totally wreck your system, or just be not a commonly downloaded file. Unless you're knowledgeable enough to understand how they work and how to interpret the results, I feel that virus scanners of any kind give users a false sense of security. They can help, but they aren't everything. Be careful. DYOR YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimeonOnSecurity, post: 1066178, member: 105125"] I still find that it sides on the sides of safety a bit too much. I've had it call basic administration scripts that anyone would use, like to update an email for a user in AD, a virus. Threat detection is still something that has a lot of false positives and negatives. Because without context a script that updates an email in AD could be used to reset the password of the user and thus become an issue. If it comes back with no detections, all that means is either it is safe or it's new enough to not be detected. If it has a flag, it could mean that it's safe, will totally wreck your system, or just be not a commonly downloaded file. Unless you're knowledgeable enough to understand how they work and how to interpret the results, I feel that virus scanners of any kind give users a false sense of security. They can help, but they aren't everything. Be careful. DYOR YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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