Ubuntu
update-notifier package

  1. Bug #332945 (update-notifier-autolaunch)
  2. Comment #265

Comment 265 for bug 332945

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Thomas Nardone (zensuckit) wrote : Re: [Jaunty] Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information

Sorry, I did not read all the comments, but here are my 2 cents:

I honestly thought I might have a virus when the Update Manager came up, and did not trust it as a valid application. This is very strange behavior, and will be quite a shock to anyone who has used a previous version of Ubuntu, or has the common sense that normal, non-malicious application windows do not normally open themselves.

How exactly is the novice supposed to know this window is ok, but the one asking to scan their system for viruses is not?