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aandrew-me / ytDownloader

A modern GUI App for downloading Videos and Audios from hundreds of sites
https://ytdn.netlify.app/
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[BUG] YtDownloader Windows install Trojan ? #226

Closed zeitounmax closed 2 months ago

zeitounmax commented 2 months ago

Hi Aandrew-me, i have a problem with a update with your application. My Windows defender say it's a dangerous problem (Casdet!rfn )

It's normal or not ?
Thank you !

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aandrew-me commented 2 months ago

Hello Here are scan results for previous version - 3.18.0 And here are the ones for latest one - 3.18.1 Whats funny is almost nothing changed for the latest update. Found this which is giving it a high thread score.

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I don't know why its giving such warnings, but I don't use Windows and I don't care about what these antiviruses say anyways. But I care enough so that the program functions properly.

aandrew-me commented 2 months ago

Trust or not trust is upto the user. If you don't trust, its best to use some sandboxing. I remember using Sandboxie, I don't know how its today but the development seems to be active on Github

zeitounmax commented 2 months ago

That's why I didn't understand because I've been using your application for a while now and I'm really satisfied. For security and (especially Windows Defender) I'm using kapersky to see if there's anything there. It's probably a Windows Defender error, so I thought I'd pass on the info to you, and above all, I was surprised by the warning.

aandrew-me commented 2 months ago

Yeah I appreciate your concerns. I'll leave the issue open for some days so that if someone faces similar issues, they can see it.

cbellosoto commented 2 months ago

I am also facing the same issue. It seems to not like the renaming.

If users are unable to get past the WindowsDefender Quarantine fo any reason, they can simply 'Uninstall', Download the new release from GitHub, then Install the New release, only need to Trust the Publisher, which is expected.

Hope this helps.

I wonder if there is a way to inform microsoft this app/update is not a Trojan.