[issue46452] Possible false detection of Windows LZMA library as a malware by Avast
New submission from Nathan/Eilisha Shiraini : Sending this here for information mostly On Windows, a recent (2022-01-21) Avast update makes it target the binary LZMA module embedded in Python 3.9 and 3.10. I'm talking about this file: \DLLs\_lzma.pyd I've run a VirusTotal scan of the 3.10 version of the file, which has returned 2 positives out of 67 at the time I'm writing this: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f904b02720b6498634fc045e3cc2a21c04505c6be81626fe99bdb7c12cc26dc6 Can you confirm this is a false positive? Given the VirusTotal result I'm assuming it is, however I'd like to get official confirmation. -- components: Windows messages: 411105 nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, thfetoile, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Possible false detection of Windows LZMA library as a malware by Avast versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.9 ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46452> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue46452] Possible false detection of Windows LZMA library as a malware by Avast
Nathan/Eilisha Shiraini added the comment: Also I should have added: I have already reported the file to Avast as a possible false positive, and I'm working on an app that heavily relies on LZMA so this has a high impact for me. -- ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46452> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue46452] Possible false detection of Windows LZMA library as a malware by Avast
Nathan/Eilisha Shiraini added the comment: Thanks for the quick response. It seems Avast was just as quick, I updated my AV's databases a few minutes ago and now it doesn't repost the files as malware. Same for the VirusTotal scans. -- ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46452> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
