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I'm not as bothered by the main point of the article but it does raise an interesting point that was missed by the comments so far is near the end: If you're flagging files as potentially harmful, giving a user a choice to either execute it or delete it is kind of bad design!

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No, it's not "bad design".

If there's an uncertainty in detection, there are false positives and letting the user decide is the only correct option.

Edit: Nevermind. Re-reading the article - they should indeed allow saving the file in addition to deleting or opening it.

The implied better alternative is to allow saving, instead of opening, so users can scan the files themselves.

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