diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
index 2f0d19db9..60ab0dfbd 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class ComposerRepository extends ArrayRepository implements ConfigurableReposito
                     }
 
                     // TODO use scarier wording once we know for sure it doesn't do false positives anymore
-                    throw new RepositorySecurityException('The contents of '.$filename.' do not match its signature. This could indicate a man-in-the-middle attack. Try running composer again and report this if you think it is a mistake.');
+                    throw new RepositorySecurityException('The contents of '.$filename.' do not match its signature. This could indicate a man-in-the-middle attack or e.g. antivirus software corrupting files. Try running composer again and report this if you think it is a mistake.');
                 }
 
                 $data = JsonFile::parseJson($json, $filename);