AV False Positives (Malware, Riskware, Adware, Virus, Trojan and other BS)

[neoOpus]

After reinstalling Windows and configuring Bluetooth, MS Defender removed it after identifying it as malware (I didn't have time to add it to a whitelist)

Please figure out why it's happening and get it signed now. Even if it's free, some people might not like using it because it might scare them or be taken off their computers.

[neoOpus]

I am unable to download it unless, of course, if I disable MS Defender

[aloneguid]

I can't afford a signing certificate so it's not going to happen. You are free to validate it's not dangerous as source code and build pipelines are completely open and transparent.

[corvus2606]

I can't afford a signing certificate so it's not going to happen. You are free to validate it's not dangerous as source code and build pipelines are completely open and transparent.

What is the cost of a signing certificate?

[aloneguid]

It's about $1.5k for 3 years. Could be less if you shop around. But that won't solve false AV issues, you can still be banned and certificate revoked for no reason. I think realistically one needs a legal team to deal with AV false claims which I apparently don't have. I'd recommend having a read:

• https://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2016/Oct/05/Dealing-with-AntiVirus-False-Positives
• https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=87322
• https://steamcommunity.com/app/779590/discussions/0/2572002906839928114/
• https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5F3D-1477-AFF9-C4F3
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kaspersky-reasons-false-positives-amirabbas-mahdavi
• https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2022/06/37445-malware-detection-is-hard
• https://medium.com/@airflow.matt/globalsign-will-revoke-your-codesign-certificate-no-questions-asked-f6ac2bca02c5

And by the way, the last BT version (3.5.0) has only a single AV's claim out of 90, unlike 29 out of 90 for version 3.4.0, so it's totally random trash. I've myself became very pessimistic about usefulness of AV software in general after dealing with this.

[paz]

Kaspersky and Sophos both left BT undetected for me, seems it might be a Microsoft specific issue.

[aloneguid]

it's totally random and changes daily ;)

[sexy-octopus]

Windows Defender (Win 11) just flagged bt-3.5.2 as "threats found" for me.

Detected: Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml

[jnv]

Same thing here, BT 3.5.2 was flagged by Microsoft Defender as PUA. It's possible to send files to Microsoft for further analysis: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission/ – I urge you to do it if you are affected.

[aloneguid]

Same thing here, BT 3.5.2 was flagged by Microsoft Defender as PUA. It's possible to send files to Microsoft for further analysis: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission/ – I urge you to do it if you are affected.

I have used this before, and just submitting for latest version as "incorrectly identified as malware". Will let you know on progress:

[aloneguid]

Analysis on above is still pending but some detections have already cleared out.

[neoOpus]

It keeps getting deleted even when excluded from scans... I have to reinstall it every few days.