Hey Chris, thanks for clearing that up!
Cheers, Dominik Am Mi., 2. Aug. 2023 um 08:41 Uhr schrieb 'Chris Barker' via PyInstaller < [email protected]>: > On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 9:23 AM 'Jasper Harrison' via PyInstaller < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is almost certainly a Trojan, > > > To be clear, this is almost certainly a false positive, due to someone > having used PyInstaller to distribute a Trojan. > > >> as unfortunately many amateur malware authors write Python-based malware >> which they package & release with PyInstaller. As there is a consistent >> binary signature across all PyInstaller executables it results in a lot of >> false positives. >> > > So the virus scanner knows that the PyInstaller Wheel looks a LOT like a > known Trojan. > > So the wheel is probably safe, but unfortunately, an application built > with it may get flagged as well :-( > > Have I got that right? > > -CHB > > >> Jasper Harrison, aka Legorooj >> Core Developer on PyInstaller >> https://legorooj.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> On 1 Aug 2023, 15:23, Dominik Niedenzu < [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> >> first let me thank you for your great work - I am a big fan of >> pyinstaller! >> >> Some minutes ago, I downloaded and scanned: >> >> pyinstaller-5.13.0-py3-none-win_amd64.whl >> >> and got: >> >> (Jiangmin) --> "Trojan.PSW.Multi.me <http://trojan.psw.multi.me/>". >> >> Does anybody know whether this is a known false positive (or might this >> be a serious threat)? >> >> >> Thanks in advance and cheers, >> Dominik >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PyInstaller" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/1598c3d2-986f-4854-a065-0cb3d3872f03n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/1598c3d2-986f-4854-a065-0cb3d3872f03n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PyInstaller" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/XWzYUTjtNxoxwZ7ULJMO_S1zV_v9NYb8zw6vO00o2GGoRTAJywuZh5fLz137sLRtTdpVHSHviQXzIBkcIMlA3gdQsI3cY8Wa0zCtebJTQGo%3D%40protonmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/XWzYUTjtNxoxwZ7ULJMO_S1zV_v9NYb8zw6vO00o2GGoRTAJywuZh5fLz137sLRtTdpVHSHviQXzIBkcIMlA3gdQsI3cY8Wa0zCtebJTQGo%3D%40protonmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pyinstaller/JDfBdjKCQao/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/CALGmxEL9ZOFcJU%3Dzq%2Bf0X4E6CCmNObCrtNJzK7AJ0UOetLG7ig%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/CALGmxEL9ZOFcJU%3Dzq%2Bf0X4E6CCmNObCrtNJzK7AJ0UOetLG7ig%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pyinstaller/CAMCixW3Y6mapWSurgo6tMGRk%3DFqdzskGPO93hgKkbSfrGz1V-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
