Gimp 2.8 released

[moontan]

a few days ago.

We are happy to announce immediate availability of GIMP 2.8 — a new stable version of GNU Image Manipulation Program that culminates 3.5 years of exciting work.

With this version we are introducing some long-anticipated features such as layer groups, on-canvas text editing, advanced brush dynamics and the much desired optional single-window mode. We also started applying other important changes to the user interface that bring us closer to matching the product vision.

http://www.gimp.org/

portable version here:
http://portableapps.com/news/2012-05...2.8.0-released

the single window mode is very nice.
much better than having 3-4 windows open all the times.

[Daveski17]

Cool , one day I'll even figure out how to use it.

[JRViejo]

FYI. GIMP Portable 2.8.0 Rev 2 (image editor) Released for PA Platform users, courtesy of PortableApps.com.

Note: Revision 2 is explained in this PortableApps Forum Thread.

[moontan]

wow!
that was fast, a Rev on the same day!

tnx for the heads-up JR!

[TyRidian]

Finally, a version of gimp that has the option to run in one window. Installing now.

[cheater87]

Comodo quarantined a tmp file from the newest version. W32.Fraudpack.

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Comodo quarantined a tmp file from the newest version. W32.Fraudpack.

this file is not present in the Portable version.
did you get your copy from Gimp.org?

[moontan]

edit, i just installed the full version from gimp.org

that virus is not there.
where exactly did you get your copy?

[cheater87]

Gimp.org and it took me to sourceforge.

[moontan]

i checked again.

it's not there.

i don't even have a folder inside GIMP called "32".
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edit:
scanned with HMP.
nothing found...

[cheater87]

Odd. I can't find GIMP in my add remove now. 0_o

[cheater87]

Here is the details for the file I got from the main site after it took me to sourceforge.

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Odd. I can't find GIMP in my add remove now. 0_o

hmmm,

it's time to restore an image maybe?

[cheater87]

Unfortunately I don't have one atm. System restore isn't working since the file it needs is in Comodo's quarantine. What should I do? I thought I could trust getting the file from THE MAIN SITE!!!!!

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Unfortunately I don't have one atm. System restore isn't working since the file it needs is in Comodo's quarantine. What should I do? I thought I could trust getting the file from THE MAIN SITE!!!!!

well, let's not jump to conclusions.

you could have been infected from another source.

of course, it is always possible the file was infected when you downloaded it from Sourceforge.
unlikely but not impossible.
stranger things have happened.

i assume you manually checked the folder itself to confirm those files are really there and not just a burp from your AV.

if those files are still there, manually delete them then run scans with your AV as well as HMP and MBAM.

[cheater87]

Did a system restore and got back to before it got installed. Everything is fine now. Had to delete the file from my quarantine.

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Did a system restore and got back to before it got installed. Everything is fine now. Had to delete the file from my quarantine.

well, at least you're back to square 1!

[cheater87]

Not using Gimp again. Sticking with Paint.net

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Not using Gimp again. Sticking with Paint.net

why?
just because of that?

if you indeed got an infected file from Sourceforge, i would expect you not to download anything ever again from them.

just for consistency's sake.

[cheater87]

Ok I would install everything first in sandboxie to be on the safe side.

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

Ok I would install everything first in sandboxie to be on the safe side.

sounds like a good plan!

can you scan the sandbox with an AV?

[cheater87]

I believe so. Don't see why not. Or at least the virus would be caught in the sandbox when its installing. Doing a full system scan now. To be on the safe side. Then deleting system restores since I had an infection and making a fresh batch.

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

I believe so. Don't see why not. Or at least the virus would be caught in the sandbox when its installing.

it would be nice if you could scan the sandbox with AV programs.

then you'd know for sure before you could decide to install the program to the system proper.

[cheater87]

I do know that my AV can detect malware in the sandbox. You can see it in my log I posted

[moontan]

Originally Posted by cheater87

I do know that my AV can detect malware in the sandbox. You can see it in my log I posted

right.

my bad.
i don't pay attention enough sometimes.lol

seems like a very good setup.