troja:Win32/WacatacB!ml rustup-init.exe
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Description
Verification
- I searched for recent similar issues at https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen%2Cclosed and found no duplicates.
- I am on the latest version of Rustup according to https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup/tags and am still able to reproduce my issue.
Problem
I cannot install or run rustup-init.exe. Keeps getting quarantined and blocked
Steps
dowload https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/rustup-init.exe . immediately gets flagged by windows defender and quarantineds
Possible Solution(s)
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Notes
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Rustup version
not installed
Installed toolchains
not installed
OS version
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise
OS Version: 10.0.22621 N/A Build 22621
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Member Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
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 with the reported rustup-init.exe download at static.rust-lang.org and reproduce the Windows Defender quarantine on Windows 11. Check whether the current artifact is still affected and document the Defender detection details; done means establishing a confirmed cause or resolution for the blocked installer.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100