[BUG] Virus alarm for the .exe in the project
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Description
setuptools version
68.2.2
Python version
Python 3.11
OS
Windows
Additional environment information
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Description
When i scan the downloaded zip from master or last release 68.2.2 and scan the zip package or the different cli-.exe and gui-.exe directly, i have virus detection with virustotal.com, here are the results:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7b2e59ba9dab730c6aaa28ffb1f7a3a198e2bbb4330a974609b5193f1baeb212?nocache=1
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/32acc1bc543116cbe2cff10cb867772df2f254ff2634c870aef0b46c4b696fdb
I'm not so experienced with this case and worry now if the project/files are secure to execute?
Expected behavior
Expected no virus alarm.
How to Reproduce
Reproducable by re-scanning.
Output
Scanns:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7b2e59ba9dab730c6aaa28ffb1f7a3a198e2bbb4330a974609b5193f1baeb212?nocache=1
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/32acc1bc543116cbe2cff10cb867772df2f254ff2634c870aef0b46c4b696fdb
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Research direction
Start with the two VirusTotal reports and compare them against the downloaded master/release ZIP and the cli-.exe and gui-.exe artifacts. Trace how those Windows executables are produced or packaged in the setuptools release process. Done means the cause is identified and a safe-release change or confirmed false positive is recorded.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- release, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100