From 531c826f61ba52a8c48eafc647b5caaa952b9fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Keil Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:49:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add new FAQ: 'Is the Privoxy source tarball infected by a virus?' --- doc/source/faq.sgml | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index e3c1b35c..8a2e2761 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -2303,6 +2303,28 @@ and related issues? + +Is the Privoxy source tarball infected by a virus? + + + If you verified the OpenPGP signature the tarball should be fine. + + + Starting with the 4.0.0 release the source tarball contains a + new test framework. + Some of the test cases contain hex-encoded data, for exampe see + gzip decompression test 10. + While none of the test cases contain viruses they may contain + patterns that viruses also contain, for example there is a + test + case for the obsolete ie-exploits filter. + + + The tests don't get executed automatically and if you feel + safer you can remove the tests/cts directory before building + Privoxy ... + + -- 2.49.0