arduino / arduino/Arduino

Trojan:Win32/PackBackdoor ?

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Component: IDE security Type: Bug
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Description

I was trying to install [Arduino IDE 1.8.19](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software) and as always I ran the installer through VirusTotal. One of the Security Vendor's Analysis detects `Trojan:Win32/PackBackdoor.0142b83b`:

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/9b480a781e823f81c643a67b1a0e53ad25fceb1b2a4a90977df6916877262055

![Arduino_IDE_1 8 19](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10776430/185959959-53c9e35a-ff88-45fb-bc39-d2ee1517f802.jpg)

I am thinking that this could mostly be a false alarm? Any thoughts?

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