[GH-ISSUE #130] Pre-built Windows binary flagged as a trojan by Windows Defender #94

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opened 2026-02-28 14:30:34 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:34 +03:00

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Originally created by @jarmo on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst/issues/130

I downloaded https://nightly.link/jpochyla/psst/workflows/build/master/Psst.exe.zip and couldn't extract it on my Windows 10 Pro since Windows Defender detected it being as a trojan (Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml).

Any ideas why this is being detected as a threat?

Originally created by @jarmo on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst/issues/130 I downloaded https://nightly.link/jpochyla/psst/workflows/build/master/Psst.exe.zip and couldn't extract it on my Windows 10 Pro since Windows Defender detected it being as a trojan (Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml). Any ideas why this is being detected as a threat?

kerem closed this issue

2026-02-28 14:30:35 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:35 +03:00

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@jpochyla commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021):

No idea at all! Does Defender also flag it if you build it yourself?

@jpochyla commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021): No idea at all! Does Defender also flag it if you build it yourself?

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:30:35 +03:00

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@jarmo commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021):

I don't know since I'm not familiar with Rust and its toolchain. I submitted it to virustotal.com where it was not flagged by anything. I'll guess it was a false alarm for some reason.

I'm closing this issue for now.

@jarmo commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021): I don't know since I'm not familiar with Rust and its toolchain. I submitted it to [virustotal.com](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/99ef191eaa5082d486a2df49bed807a56507775465aaeb64bb81795225e9ae82/detection) where it was not flagged by anything. I'll guess it was a false alarm for some reason. I'm closing this issue for now.