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btcsuite / btcd

An alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang)
https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blob/master/README.md
ISC License
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Trojan:Win32/Bearfoos.A!ml #2012

Closed bmsn1 closed 11 months ago

bmsn1 commented 11 months ago

Im getting a Trojan:Win32/Bearfoos.A!ml from running btcd.exe Help explain

guggero commented 11 months ago

Virus scanners are notoriously bad with false positives. Bitcoin Core gets them all the time. So unless you downloaded btcd.exe from an untrusted source, it very likely doesn't mean anything. If you want to be sure it's okay, build the executable yourself. Or use it on a non-Windows system.