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[Package Issue]: mcmilk.7zip-zstd
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Description
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- I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.
Category of the issue
Installation issue.
Brief description of your issue
mcmilk.7zip-zstd version 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 is flagged as malware by Windows Defender and 17 other security vendors (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/22dc4608d911d7c831437b969db66a42d0477cd3f5d93987cae9f59774857fc1)
Steps to reproduce
winget install mcmilk.7zip-zstd
Actual behavior
Microsoft defender flags 7z26.02-zstd-x64.exe as malware and the installation fails with 0x800704c7 : The operation was canceled by the user
Expected behavior
Version v26.02-v1.5.7-R2 should be removed.
Environment
> winget --info
Gestionnaire de package Windows v1.29.290
© 2026 Microsoft. Tous droits réservés.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.9168
Architecture du système : X64
Package : Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0
Répertoires de WinGet
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Journaux %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
Paramètres utilisateurs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Répertoire des liens portables (utilisateur) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Répertoire des liens portables (ordinateur) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Racine de package portable (utilisateur) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Racine du package portable C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Racine de package portable (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Téléchargements du programme d’installation %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Modules de configuration %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Liens
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Déclaration de confidentialité https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
Contrat de licence https://aka.ms/winget-license
Avis de tiers https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Page d’accueil https://aka.ms/winget
Conditions générales du Windows Store https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale
Paramètre administrateur État
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LocalManifestFiles Désactivé
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Désactivé
InstallerHashOverride Désactivé
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Désactivé
ProxyCommandLineOptions Désactivé
ConfigurationProcessorPath Désactivé
DefaultProxy Désactivé
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with winget install mcmilk.7zip-zstd and inspect the package metadata for version 26.02-v1.5.7-R2. Confirm how that version is represented in the repository and verify that the flagged version is no longer offered after the change.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100