v0.1.0-alpha.1 being detected as a Trojan

[Rumik]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?name=Trojan%3AScript%2FWacatac.B!ml&threatid=2147735503

I'm on a work PC so I can't allow it.

Can anything be done?

[ClassicOldSong]

The binary is not digital signed. A digital signature for a binary costs money to prove you're "safe", just because you gave them money.

Windows tends to mark unknown exes as a Trojan, assigning a scary looking random name for them no matter they're actually safe or not. Even a simple Hello World can be marked as a Trojan.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62364507/compiled-c-executable-is-detected-as-a-virus-by-windows-defender

You can always check with any other antivirus software to see if it's safe.

There're many signed malware that actually does harm to your computer are ignored by Windows Defender, so sometimes it's just BS.