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jchoksilast Friday at 7:58 PM1 replyview on HN

> So you'd have at least one user (most likely more) getting infected first, and once detected more users wouldn't be able to install it regardless.

This is where your and my intentions differ. I don't want the average Arch user to be infected when it can be prevented because the malware is known about.


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digganlast Friday at 8:01 PM

> I don't want the average Arch user to be infected when it can be prevented because the malware is known about.

Me neither, my argument would be that VirusTotal won't stop the initial users from getting infected, so not good enough in my mind.