[GH-ISSUE #38] Trojan detected

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Originally created by @Emafire003 on GitHub (Dec 28, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/EslaMx7/ScreenTask/issues/38

Originally assigned to: @ElBedeawi on GitHub.

Hi, i was going to try this out in order to stream my desktop to my phone, but when I downloaded the new version my antivirus detected it as a trojan malware (Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.D7!ml). So I wanted to know why it does that and let you know in order to fix it.

Also, side question, i tried the first version before, and i was curios to know how i could increase the FPS rate, or the rate at which it capture the screen from 100ms to at least 20ms or maybe 10ms in order to have a smoother experience.

Thank you in advance!

Originally created by @Emafire003 on GitHub (Dec 28, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/EslaMx7/ScreenTask/issues/38 Originally assigned to: @ElBedeawi on GitHub. Hi, i was going to try this out in order to stream my desktop to my phone, but when I downloaded the new version my antivirus detected it as a trojan malware (Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.D7!ml). So I wanted to know why it does that and let you know in order to fix it. Also, side question, i tried the first version before, and i was curios to know how i could increase the FPS rate, or the rate at which it capture the screen from 100ms to at least 20ms or maybe 10ms in order to have a smoother experience. Thank you in advance!

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@EslaMx7 commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2020):

Hi @Emafire003

Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it.

I have scanned the extracted binary on VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/83ed1815529141e7d86ffcbc3ebe6b1a7f0d8c5f63e453d957970961f0c58295/detection
and it's clear!

Can you please provide your VirusTotal results, or more info about your AntiVirus so I can check it myself?
It could be a false positive warning, because I'm using the WinRAR Self Extract feature to setup the app icons on the Desktop, etc.. I think I will retire this way in the next release to be truly portable executable.

for your FPS question, currently, the minimum is 100ms (to prevent CPU overkill), I think I should remove this limit in the next version and just give the user a HINT about the consequences.

@EslaMx7 commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2020): Hi @Emafire003 Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it. I have scanned the extracted binary on VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/83ed1815529141e7d86ffcbc3ebe6b1a7f0d8c5f63e453d957970961f0c58295/detection and it's clear! Can you please provide your `VirusTotal` results, or more info about your AntiVirus so I can check it myself? It could be a false positive warning, because I'm using the `WinRAR` Self Extract feature to setup the app icons on the Desktop, etc.. I think I will retire this way in the next release to be truly portable executable. for your FPS question, currently, the minimum is 100ms (to prevent CPU overkill), I think I should remove this limit in the next version and just give the user a `HINT` about the consequences.

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@Emafire003 commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2020):

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7ccf8ba313bdd7995f7b755972c226b038227dd25556388c6cb828ae0b2a7836/detection
It detects it as a malware even here.

My anitvirus is simply Windows Defender so idk.

@Emafire003 commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2020): https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7ccf8ba313bdd7995f7b755972c226b038227dd25556388c6cb828ae0b2a7836/detection It detects it as a malware even here. My anitvirus is simply Windows Defender so idk.

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@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021):

@Emafire003 I've looked around and doubled checked and there does not appear to be anything malicious in the code. It's strange that virus total is saying that it detects malware, make sure you have the latest version downloaded. My windows defender doesn't pick up anything when I scanned the file with it.
I've rebuilt the exe from the repos and here are the results from my end. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7e828c5211ccd8db2effc7dcca1b025c000b63f255c77e49d83010d9acfcfa50/detection

@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021): @Emafire003 I've looked around and doubled checked and there does not appear to be anything malicious in the code. It's strange that virus total is saying that it detects malware, make sure you have the latest version downloaded. My windows defender doesn't pick up anything when I scanned the file with it. I've rebuilt the exe from the repos and here are the results from my end. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7e828c5211ccd8db2effc7dcca1b025c000b63f255c77e49d83010d9acfcfa50/detection

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@Emafire003 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021):

Uhm i just downloaded the exe, i didn't build it from scratch yet, and it still detects it as a malware. That's weird. (downloaded using https://github.com/EslaMx7/ScreenTask/releases/download/v1.1/ScreenTask.v1.1.exe). (I'm not saying this program is a malware, just letting know that it can be detected as one)

@Emafire003 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021): Uhm i just downloaded the exe, i didn't build it from scratch yet, and it still detects it as a malware. That's weird. (downloaded using https://github.com/EslaMx7/ScreenTask/releases/download/v1.1/ScreenTask.v1.1.exe). (I'm not saying this program is a malware, just letting know that it can be detected as one)

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@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021):

@Emafire003 Ahhh I see, that's very strange. Unless it's using a different source than the one uploaded to github I wouldn't honestly know. Very strange indeed.

@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021): @Emafire003 Ahhh I see, that's very strange. Unless it's using a different source than the one uploaded to github I wouldn't honestly know. Very strange indeed.

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@EslaMx7 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021):

@Emafire003 @MaxiKittyw that's very strange for me too, I will do another release this weekend this should change the executable file signature for VirusTotal, I hope we can get clean results for everyone.

@EslaMx7 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021): @Emafire003 @MaxiKittyw that's very strange for me too, I will do another release this weekend this should change the executable file signature for `VirusTotal`, I hope we can get clean results for everyone.

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@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021):

@starlyth That error simply caused because you downloaded the files from the internet zone. Normally caused when you download files from the internet, either separately or inside a .zip file or similar. You should just be able to right-click it from windows explorer and there should be an option that says unblock. That's normally an issue on your end because of the way you downloaded the files, if you continue to run into this error let me know.
Thanks you for trying to help and contribute.

@MaxiKittyw commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021): @starlyth That error simply caused because you downloaded the files from the internet zone. Normally caused when you download files from the internet, either separately or inside a .zip file or similar. You should just be able to right-click it from windows explorer and there should be an option that says unblock. That's normally an issue on your end because of the way you downloaded the files, if you continue to run into this error let me know. Thanks you for trying to help and contribute.

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@starlyth commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021):

Yeah. I figured that out. I should have looked up the error before posting. Once I set the zip as unblocked, decompressed that file, and complied from there, there were no issues. I was able to successfully compile and run ScreenTask after that was done.

@starlyth commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021): Yeah. I figured that out. I should have looked up the error before posting. Once I set the zip as unblocked, decompressed that file, and complied from there, there were no issues. I was able to successfully compile and run ScreenTask after that was done.

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@HamzaFouad commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2021):

my windows defender also detected Trojan:Win32/Woreflint.A!cl

@HamzaFouad commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2021): my windows defender also detected `Trojan:Win32/Woreflint.A!cl`

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@aschoppy commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2021):

It is the same with my file I just downloaded and send to virustotal and also Trojan.Win32.Save.a , W32/Trojan.SIDZ-2188 was detected. May you have an idea ?

@aschoppy commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2021): It is the same with my file I just downloaded and send to virustotal and also Trojan.Win32.Save.a , W32/Trojan.SIDZ-2188 was detected. May you have an idea ?

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@ElBedeawi commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022):

Virus Total check for the latest release v1.2 seems to be fine now

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/2c505b4572016accd7436c2d1082bfc8cfb1e5bb321f1d16cc5359cdcda88569?nocache=1

@ElBedeawi commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022): Virus Total check for the latest release [v1.2](https://github.com/EslaMx7/ScreenTask/releases/tag/v1.2) seems to be fine now https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/2c505b4572016accd7436c2d1082bfc8cfb1e5bb321f1d16cc5359cdcda88569?nocache=1 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1478503/155140860-559e1147-e115-442b-bdf4-5e77013790cd.png)

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