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#1 OFFLINE   tcoffeep

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Posted 23 February 2009 - 10:13 AM

so, i'm learning to use C, and am following the instructions from the Thinking in C cd by Bruce Eckel and Chuck Allison, and I wrote a small program which consists of this :

include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  int osum = 0;
  int esum = 0;
  int n;

  scanf("\n%d", n);
  if(n % 2 == 0) {
	esum += n;
  }
  else {
	osum += n;
  }
  
  scanf("\n%d", n);
  if(n % 2 == 0) {
	esum += n;
  }
  else {
	osum += n;
  }
  
  scanf("\n%d", n);
  if(n % 2 == 0) {
	esum += n;
  }
  else {
	osum += n;
  }
  
  printf("\nSum of Even Numbers : %d", esum);
  printf("\nSum of Odd Numbers : %d", osum);
  
  return 0;
}

Upon running my program, Windows Vista decides it will close it. It's reasoning... This program is a vile™ malware!!!!1

To be specific :
Trojan.PWS.Legmir.AD / W32.Ahlem.A@mm

Is there any way to tone down the security? It isn't exactly comforting to know that microsoft is hatin' on me!
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Posted 23 February 2009 - 11:20 AM

The following forum might be of help:
C++ Learning Community Forum
http://www.cpplc.net/forum
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Posted 24 February 2009 - 12:30 AM

View PostYoKenny, on Feb 23 2009, 11:20 AM, said:

The following forum might be of help:
C++ Learning Community Forum
http://www.cpplc.net/forum

My question is about C++ ( nor is it about C ), but about toning down the Windows security so I can actually figure out what's wrong with my code, rather than having Windows shut it down.
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Fantasy is the celebration of what we no longer are: individuals certain of our meaningfulness in a meaningful world. The wish-fulfillment that distinguishes fantasy from other genres is not to be the all-conquering hero, but to live in a meaningful world. The fact that such worlds are enchanted worlds, worlds steeped in magic, simply demonstrates the severity of our contemporary crisis.
Scott R. Bakker, Why Fantasy and Why Now?

RPG Codex - Putting the 'Role' back in RPG.
The Age of Decadence - A game everyone should look forward to.