[Year 12 SofDev] sofdev Digest, Vol 162, Issue 33
Vella, James
jvella at mackillop.vic.edu.au
Tue Nov 27 23:24:41 UTC 2018
I've been using XAMP for years and never had these sorts of issues. Can you send me a screenshot of your "fake" login screens Vic off-list? I have an idea but need to see what you're talking about to be certain.
Another prudent process is to start and stop the servers when you need/when your finished needing it. Maybe that would help.
JV
James Vella
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Yes, I can google!
The fake "login" windows are appearing not only on the browsers but on Cortana when I try to open anything from the windows menu. I can repeatedly click on 'Cancel' and eventually it goes away. But this is a repeated instance. I am learning to live with it currently because I can't afford to have everthing deleted again by our "Zero Malware Tolerance" tech staff.
Given this has happened repeatedly and the only software installed on the laptop is Google Chrome, Notepadd++ and XAMP, I'm starting to think it can't be a coincidence.
If anyone has had similar issues with XAMP please let me know how you solved them.
Thanks.
On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 1:02 PM Phillip Donald <milsendonaldp at gmail.com>
wrote:
> There are some hints in the FAQ. You will need to do some configuring
> in the security console.
>
> https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_windows.html
> XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for development
> environments. XAMPP is configured to be open as possible to allow the
> developer anything he/she wants. For development environments, this is
> great but in a production environment, it could be fatal.
>
> Also are you sure it's not a false positive?
>
> Help! There is a virus in XAMPP!
>
> Some antivirus programs mistake XAMPP for a virus, typically flagging
> the file xampp-manager.exe This is a false positive meaning that the
> antivirus erroneously identified it as a virus, when it is not. Before
> we release each new version of XAMPP we run it through virus scanning
> software. At the moment we are using Kapersky Online Virus Scanner
> <http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner>. You can also use the online
> tool Virus Total <https://www.virustotal.com/> for scanning XAMPP or
> send us an email to security (at) apachefriends (dot) org if you find any issue.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 9:06 AM Stephen Trouse <
> Stephen.Trouse at flinders.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> Don't connect to the Internet :)
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>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am doing an online course in PHP and my school gave me a separate
>> laptop to run XAMP on and to do the exercises.
>>
>> I have had two viruses and both times had to have my laptop taken
>> away and killed with fire and returned to me with all my stuff
>> removed. I've had to reinstall XAMP and Notepad++ etc and start again.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me the best way to keep your machine secure while
>> running XAMP? If I am getting students to use their own computers, I
>> don't want this happening over and over.
>>
>> Desperate for a light at the end of the PHP recurring tunnel, Vic
>>
>> --
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>>
>>
>>
>> *Victoria FarrellHead of Technology Department *
>>
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Hi Victoria
I still use microsloth visual studio - just because it works (sort of) - one of the best purchases microsloth made.
no user interface to create from code
Students can put it on their own devices - the “lite” version cannot create exe files
I have been using it since the 90’s (the 1990s to you young uns)
I use mine on a mac … much more reliable machine - just costs more
I used to run it in virtual box but now I use VMware Fusion (cost me $40 with ed'n disc some time ago)
it is not fast - after all it “runs” in windoze but I am not after fast, I want the students to focus on programming, not on coping with other problems no matter how relevant they might be to something
IMO SofDev is about learning program concepts so which language I use is not relevant - did they learn the concepts ?????? Yes - good, No - why?
So EVEN at this stage in the learning curve I would go back to VStudio and just say wow, look what I learnt, now let’s get to work.
Good luck with your endeavour (Don’t think of Don Quixote)
Andrew
At Strathmore SC till Christmas
> On 28 Nov 2018, at 9:16 am, Victoria Farrell <farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Yes, I can google!
>
> The fake "login" windows are appearing not only on the browsers but on Cortana when I try to open anything from the windows menu. I can repeatedly click on 'Cancel' and eventually it goes away. But this is a repeated instance. I am learning to live with it currently because I can't afford to have everthing deleted again by our "Zero Malware Tolerance" tech staff.
>
> Given this has happened repeatedly and the only software installed on the laptop is Google Chrome, Notepadd++ and XAMP, I'm starting to think it can't be a coincidence.
> If anyone has had similar issues with XAMP please let me know how you solved them.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 1:02 PM Phillip Donald <milsendonaldp at gmail.com <mailto:milsendonaldp at gmail.com>> wrote:
> There are some hints in the FAQ. You will need to do some configuring in the security console.
>
> https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_windows.html
> <https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_windows.html>
> XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for development environments. XAMPP is configured to be open as possible to allow the developer anything he/she wants. For development environments, this is great but in a production environment, it could be fatal.
>
> Also are you sure it's not a false positive?
>
> Help! There is a virus in XAMPP!
> Some antivirus programs mistake XAMPP for a virus, typically flagging the file xampp-manager.exe This is a false positive meaning that the antivirus erroneously identified it as a virus, when it is not. Before we release each new version of XAMPP we run it through virus scanning software. At the moment we are using Kapersky Online Virus Scanner <http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner>. You can also use the online tool Virus Total <https://www.virustotal.com/> for scanning XAMPP or send us an email to security (at) apachefriends (dot) org if you find any issue.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 9:06 AM Stephen Trouse <Stephen.Trouse at flinders.vic.edu.au <mailto:Stephen.Trouse at flinders.vic.edu.au>> wrote:
> Don't connect to the Internet :)
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I am doing an online course in PHP and my school gave me a separate laptop to run XAMP on and to do the exercises.
>
> I have had two viruses and both times had to have my laptop taken away and killed with fire and returned to me with all my stuff removed. I've had to reinstall XAMP and Notepad++ etc and start again.
>
> Can anyone tell me the best way to keep your machine secure while running XAMP? If I am getting students to use their own computers, I don't want this happening over and over.
>
> Desperate for a light at the end of the PHP recurring tunnel, Vic
>
> --
>
>
>
>
> *Victoria FarrellHead of Technology Department *
>
> *St Kevin's College*
> *P 03 9832 4980*
>
> *E farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au <mailto:farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au>
> <farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au <mailto:farrellv at stkevins.vic.edu.au>>*
>
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