[Qgis-user] nircmd flagged as a virus

[Frank Sokolic]

Hi all,

When using the Windows installer for QGIS 1.6 the shortcuts that are 
generated use nircmd.exe to execute a batch file called qgis.bat, which 
in turn loads and runs QGIS. However, I've noticed that some Windows 
anti-virus programs flag nircmd.exe as a virus and prevent the QGIS 
shortcuts from working. This can cause alarm amongst new users of QGIS 
and I've had people tell me they "don't trust Quantum GIS because it is 
a virus".

What is the reason for using nircmd? Would it not be better to run the 
batch file directly instead of running it via nircmd?

Frank.