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It's a trojan!

Open AlexAirich opened this issue 1 year ago • 3 comments

I downloaded it a couple months ago, didn't check it through virus total. I used it and forgot about it - eventually I remembered when it started blocking all my files on the disk it was on. I recovered all the data, but I don't know how much data he managed to steal from me. I attach a screenshot of the detection: photo_2024-04-07_17-31-51 (1)

AlexAirich avatar Apr 08 '24 20:04 AlexAirich

Thanks for telling me! I just downloaded it and got suspicious when it said to remove antivirus, so i checked issues and here it was! I uninstalled and scanned my PC immediately

bloo-thefake avatar Apr 08 '24 22:04 bloo-thefake

I looked through the source code, and I can assure you that this is not malware. It might be a different app, or you might have downloaded it from somewhere else.

umar-mq avatar Apr 11 '24 07:04 umar-mq

we get this false positive around twice a year, see also https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui/issues/139

StefanLobbenmeier avatar Apr 11 '24 11:04 StefanLobbenmeier