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Everything search plugin for PowerToys Run
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EverythingPT installer flagged by anti-virus #110

Closed tristansly closed 3 months ago

tristansly commented 3 months ago

Malwarebytes is quarantining EverythingPT in the temp folder🐛 xx

To Reproduce Start machine

Expected behavior Nothing?

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lin-ycv commented 3 months ago

Exe or zip? Nothing I can do about the exe file.

tristansly commented 3 months ago

really? idk just letting you know.

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Exe or zip? Nothing I can do about the exe file.

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lin-ycv commented 3 months ago

this happens after you press yes on the update dialog correct? that's the exe file.

There's nothing I can do about this, the main issue is that I don't have a digital certificate to sign the exe file, as certs costs hundreds of dollars per year. Most AV will flag exe files as potentially dangerous if: A) it's not commonly downloaded B) it's not digitally signed

For EPT both cases are true, so many will flag it as dangerous. Either you trust it and press allow, or you use the ZIP file instead.