Avast Norton AVG detect "IDP.HELU.PSE46 command line detection" #malware #threat #antivirus

[anodynos]

What happened?

Installed, logged in and typed a single char, and immediately got flagged by Avast One (Gold).

What did you expect to happen?

Not being identified as a threat

Client information

Windows 11 x64 24H2 26100.4351 latest updates

Windows Terminal Preview Version: 1.23.11132.0

I get Unknown argument: /about

PS C:\Users\agelo> gemini --version
(node:51292) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
0.1.4

PS C:\Users\agelo> gemini /about
(node:39688) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
Options:
  -m, --model                    Model      [string] [default: "gemini-2.5-pro"]
  -p, --prompt                   Prompt. Appended to input on stdin (if any).
                                                                        [string]
  -s, --sandbox                  Run in sandbox?                       [boolean]
      --sandbox-image            Sandbox image URI.                     [string]
  -d, --debug                    Run in debug mode?   [boolean] [default: false]
  -a, --all_files                Include ALL files in context?
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
      --show_memory_usage        Show memory usage in status bar
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
  -y, --yolo                     Automatically accept all actions (aka YOLO
                                 mode, see
                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0 for
                                 more details)?       [boolean] [default: false]
      --telemetry                Enable telemetry? This flag specifically
                                 controls if telemetry is sent. Other
                                 --telemetry-* flags set specific values but do
                                 not enable telemetry on their own.    [boolean]
      --telemetry-target         Set the telemetry target (local or gcp).
                                 Overrides settings files.
                                              [string] [choices: "local", "gcp"]
      --telemetry-otlp-endpoint  Set the OTLP endpoint for telemetry. Overrides
                                 environment variables and settings files.
                                                                        [string]
      --telemetry-log-prompts    Enable or disable logging of user prompts for
                                 telemetry. Overrides settings files.  [boolean]
  -c, --checkpointing            Enables checkpointing of file edits
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
  -v, --version                  Show version number                   [boolean]
  -h, --help                     Show help                             [boolean]

Unknown argument: /about

PS C:\Users\agelo> gemini --about
(node:51444) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
Options:
  -m, --model                    Model      [string] [default: "gemini-2.5-pro"]
  -p, --prompt                   Prompt. Appended to input on stdin (if any).
                                                                        [string]
  -s, --sandbox                  Run in sandbox?                       [boolean]
      --sandbox-image            Sandbox image URI.                     [string]
  -d, --debug                    Run in debug mode?   [boolean] [default: false]
  -a, --all_files                Include ALL files in context?
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
      --show_memory_usage        Show memory usage in status bar
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
  -y, --yolo                     Automatically accept all actions (aka YOLO
                                 mode, see
                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0 for
                                 more details)?       [boolean] [default: false]
      --telemetry                Enable telemetry? This flag specifically
                                 controls if telemetry is sent. Other
                                 --telemetry-* flags set specific values but do
                                 not enable telemetry on their own.    [boolean]
      --telemetry-target         Set the telemetry target (local or gcp).
                                 Overrides settings files.
                                              [string] [choices: "local", "gcp"]
      --telemetry-otlp-endpoint  Set the OTLP endpoint for telemetry. Overrides
                                 environment variables and settings files.
                                                                        [string]
      --telemetry-log-prompts    Enable or disable logging of user prompts for
                                 telemetry. Overrides settings files.  [boolean]
  -c, --checkpointing            Enables checkpointing of file edits
                                                      [boolean] [default: false]
  -v, --version                  Show version number                   [boolean]
  -h, --help                     Show help                             [boolean]

Unknown argument: about

Login information

Google Account

Anything else we need to know?

Avast versions

[joecklau]

Same here for Norton when try to auth via browser

[Dragod]

Same for AVG

[richieforeman]

I submitted a false positive report to Avast

[gemini-cli[bot]]

Hello! As part of our effort to keep our backlog manageable and focus on the most active issues, we are tidying up older reports.

It looks like this issue hasn't been active for a while, so we are closing it for now. However, if you are still experiencing this bug on the latest stable build, please feel free to comment on this issue or create a new one with updated details.

Thank you for your contribution!

[memus]

same issue with bitdefender