Bitdefender Antivirus Flags Monitoring Extension Files as Malicious

[Nathandomes]

Description

While installing and running jan.exe, my antivirus (Bitdefender) flagged several files as potentially malicious and quarantined them. This occurred specifically with files located in the c:/Users/[name]/jan/extensions/@janhq/monitoring-extension/ directory, and the file jan.lnk was also quarantined.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Downloaded and installed jan.exe.
2. Ran the application.
3. Bitdefender antivirus triggered an alert and quarantined multiple files.

Expected behavior

I did not expect any antivirus alerts from running a trusted open-source application.

Actual behavior

Bitdefender flagged and quarantined multiple files associated with jan.exe, particularly from the monitoring extension.

Affected files

C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\filesystem.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\internet.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\processes.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\graphics.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\dist\index.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\dist\module.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\network.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\osinfo.js C:\Users\nathan\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Jan.lnk C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\system.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\util.js C:\Users\nathan\jan\extensions@janhq\monitoring-extension\node_modules\systeminformation\lib\wifi.js C:\Users\nathan\Desktop\Jan.lnk

Bitdefender proceeded to block the entire jan.exe and installer.

Antivirus Software

• Antivirus: Bitdefender
• Build 27.0.25.116

Additional Information

This is the first report of an antivirus response to jan.exe as far as I know. The monitoring extension's role in tracking system resources could potentially be the reason for these flags.

System Information

• OS: [Windows 10]
• Version: [19045.3803]

Regards, Nathan