[GH-ISSUE #167] [BUG] PathCopyCopySettings.exe reported as trojan/malicious by VirusTotal #165

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opened 2026-02-25 21:32:46 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 21:32:46 +03:00

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Originally created by @greg-vv-are on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/167

Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub.

Describe the bug
EXE "PathCopyCopySettings.exe" shipped with version 20.0 is reported as trojan/malicious by VirusTotal.
See: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/125a961bfce7ee4232765631d94e7c2d343cc9be71b0bdaaeac60f99d3d26d36/detection

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Go to https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
Submit file 'PathCopyCopySettings.exe'
See security scan result: 2 security vendors and no sandboxes flagged this file as malicious
- MaxSecure reports : Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
- SecureAge reports : Malicious

Expected behavior
A VirusTotal security scan resulting in "No security vendors flagged this URL as malicious".
...so that the cyber department of my company let me continue to install and use PathCopyCopy on my professional laptop.

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Software (please complete the following information):

OS: Windows 10
Path Copy Copy Version: 20.0

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Originally created by @greg-vv-are on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/167 Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub. **Describe the bug** EXE "PathCopyCopySettings.exe" shipped with version 20.0 is reported as trojan/malicious by VirusTotal. See: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/125a961bfce7ee4232765631d94e7c2d343cc9be71b0bdaaeac60f99d3d26d36/detection **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Go to https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload 2. Submit file 'PathCopyCopySettings.exe' 3. See security scan result: 2 security vendors and no sandboxes flagged this file as malicious - MaxSecure reports : Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen - SecureAge reports : Malicious **Expected behavior** A VirusTotal security scan resulting in "No security vendors flagged this URL as malicious". ...so that the cyber department of my company let me continue to install and use PathCopyCopy on my professional laptop. **Screenshots** N/A **Software (please complete the following information):** - OS: Windows 10 - Path Copy Copy Version: 20.0 **Additional context** N/A

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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2023):

Version 20.0 has been out for a while, and the hash on VirusTotal corresponds with the one I have here, so it's hasn't been tampered with. It's a false positive - it has happened before.

There's not much I can do about it. It will probably be unflagged at one point when they fix their antivirus, I guess. You can log onto VirusTotal and vouch for it.

@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2023): Version 20.0 has been out for a while, and the hash on VirusTotal corresponds with the one I have here, so it's hasn't been tampered with. It's a false positive - it has [happened before](https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+virus). There's not much I can do about it. It will probably be unflagged at one point when they fix their antivirus, I guess. You can log onto VirusTotal and vouch for it.